STOCKHOLM, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Calliditas Therapeutics AB (NASDAQ: CALT), (NASDAQ STOCKHOLM: CALTX) (“Calliditas”) at the moment introduced that the worldwide open-label extension (OLE) examine to the Part 3 NefIgArd examine confirmed a remedy response per the NefIgArd examine throughout endpoints of urine protein to creatinine ration (UPCR) and estimated glomerular filtration charge (eGFR) at 9 months throughout all IgAN sufferers, together with those that had beforehand acquired Nefecon within the NefIgArd examine.
NefIgArd was a world, Part 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter examine designed to judge the efficacy and security of Nefecon 16 mg as soon as every day vs placebo in grownup sufferers with major IgAN as an addition to optimized RASi remedy. Sufferers had been randomized 1:1 to obtain 16 mg/day of Nefecon or matching placebo for 9 months, adopted by a 15-month observational follow-up interval with out the examine drug. The NefIgArd examine achieved each its major and key secondary endpoints and was the idea for full approval by the FDA in December 2023. The total information set was revealed in The Lancet.
The OLE examine was designed to offer 9 months of remedy with Nefecon for all sufferers who accomplished the NefIgArd examine and who at the moment had > 1g/g of proteinuria over 24h and > 30 ml/min of eGFR. All enrolled OLE sufferers continued on optimized RAS inhibitor remedy (ACEs and/or ARBs) and had been handled for 9 months with Nefecon 16mg per day, with a follow-up go to three months after completion of remedy. Main evaluation was primarily based on UPCR and eGFR at 9 months. A complete of 119 sufferers had been enrolled, of whom 45 had beforehand had lively remedy.
Topline information from the OLE examine confirmed that the remedy response was per the NefIgArd examine’s findings relating to the endpoints of UPCR and eGFR at 9 months throughout all sufferers, no matter whether or not they had beforehand been handled with Nefecon or with placebo. The security information after 9 months of remedy or retreatment with Nefecon in sufferers who accomplished the NefIgArd examine had been per beforehand reported security information.
“It’s thrilling to see these outcomes on each proteinuria discount and eGFR stabilization at 9 months throughout all sufferers no matter earlier remedy routine within the Part 3 trial,”, mentioned CEO Renée Aguiar-Lucander. “These topline outcomes help the examine thesis that the response to retreatment with Nefecon was unaffected by earlier remedy cycles. We stay up for presenting information on the upcoming ERA EDTA symposium.”
For additional info, please contact:Ã…sa Hillsten, Head of IR & Sustainability, Calliditas Tel.: +46 76 403 35 43, Electronic mail: [email protected]
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