Tricida, Inc.'s ambitions to bring the first drug to market to slow chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression in patients with metabolic acidosis appear have been derailed by a failure in a large renal outcomes trial. The company announced on 24 October that the VALOR-CKD renal outcomes study testing veverimer failed to meet the primary endpoint, apparently due to a high placebo response rate.
The announcement was a big setback for Tricida as veverimer is the company's sole clinical-stage development asset. An earlier Phase...







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