SAN DIEGO – Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TVTX) today announced completion of patient enrollment in the Phase 3 PROTECT Study. The pivotal PROTECT Study is evaluating the safety and efficacy of sparsentan for the treatment of IgA nephropathy (IgAN), a rare kidney disorder that often progresses to end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Topline efficacy data from the interim 36-week proteinuria endpoint analysis are expected in August 2021.
“The current treatment goal for people living with IgAN is to preserve kidney function, but with limited treatment options available many patients remain at high risk of progression towards end-stage kidney disease,” said Noah Rosenberg, M.D., chief medical officer of Travere Therapeutics. “Completing enrollment in PROTECT marks a significant milestone on our path to potentially establishing sparsentan, if approved, as a new, non-immunosuppressant based treatment option to slow the progression of IgAN. We are grateful for the continued strong support from patients and investigators in this important trial, and we look forward to the topline results from the 36-week proteinuria analysis in August of this year.”
The PROTECT Study is a global, randomized, multicenter, double-blind, parallel-arm, active-controlled pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of sparsentan in approximately 380 patients with IgAN. The PROTECT Study protocol provides for an unblinded analysis of at least 280 patients to be performed after 36 weeks of treatment to evaluate the primary efficacy endpoint – the change in proteinuria (urine protein-to-creatinine ratio, or UPCR) at Week 36 from baseline. The interim assessment of the PROTECT Study is designed to support potential submissions under the Subpart H pathway for accelerated approval in the United States, and potential Conditional Marketing Authorization in Europe. Secondary efficacy endpoints include the rate of change in eGFR following the initiation of randomized treatment over 58-week and 110-week periods, as well as the rate of change in eGFR over 52-week and 104-week periods following the first six weeks of randomized treatment in approximately 380 patients.
About IgA Nephropathy
IgA nephropathy (IgAN), also called Berger’s disease, is a rare kidney disorder characterized by the buildup of immunoglobulin A (IgA), a protein that helps the body fight infections, in the kidneys. The deposits of IgA cause a breakdown of the normal filtering mechanisms in the kidney, leading to blood in the urine (hematuria), and protein in the urine (proteinuria). Other symptoms of IgAN may include kidney pain, swelling (edema) and high blood pressure.
IgAN is the most prevalent primary chronic glomerular disease worldwide and a leading cause of ESKD. IgAN is estimated to affect more than 100,000 people in the U.S. and is one of the leading causes of acute nephritis in Europe and Japan. There are currently no approved treatments indicated for IgAN.
About Sparsentan
Sparsentan is a novel investigational product candidate, that functions as a high affinity dual-acting antagonist of both the endothelin type A and angiotensin II type 1 receptors, in a single molecule. Pre-clinical data have shown that blockade of both pathways in forms of rare chronic kidney disease, reduces proteinuria, protects podocytes and prevents glomerulosclerosis and mesangial cell proliferation. Sparsentan has been granted Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of IgAN and FSGS in the U.S. and Europe.
Sparsentan is currently being evaluated in the pivotal Phase 3 PROTECT Study for the treatment of IgAN and the pivotal Phase 3 DUPLEX Study for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). If approved for both indications, sparsentan could potentially be the first medicine approved for both IgAN and FSGS.
About Travere Therapeutics
At Travere Therapeutics we are in rare for life. We are a biopharmaceutical company that comes together every day to help patients, families and caregivers of all backgrounds as they navigate life with a rare disease. On this path, we know the need for treatment options is urgent – that is why our global team works with the rare disease community to identify, develop and deliver life-changing therapies. In pursuit of this mission, we continuously seek to understand the diverse perspectives of rare patients and to courageously forge new paths to make a difference in their lives and provide hope – today and tomorrow. For more information, visit travere.com
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