Kidney Disease Articles & Analysis

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus, today announced biomarker data from the KALM-1 and KALM-2 clinical trials evaluating KORSUVA™ (difelikefalin) injection for the treatment of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus in patients undergoing ...

By Cara Therapeutics.

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus, today announced the Company will host a virtual research and development (R&D) event on Friday, March 11, 2022, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. The presentation will focus on the initiation of oral difelikefalin Phase ...

By Cara Therapeutics.

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus, today announced that Christopher Posner, President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in a fireside chat at the 21st Annual Needham Virtual Healthcare Conference on Monday, April 11, 2022, at 1:30 p.m. ET. ...

By Cara Therapeutics.

Finerenone, a non-steroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist, is recommended by CHMP for marketing authorization for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) CHMP opinion is based on the results of the Phase III FIDELIO-DKD study investigating the efficacy and safety of finerenone on kidney and cardiovascular outcomes in patients ...

By Bayer AG

Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), an early commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus, today announced that Christopher Posner, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the following investor conferences: H.C. Wainwright Global Investment Conference Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. ...

By Cara Therapeutics.

Kerendia is the first non-steroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist to demonstrate positive kidney and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) The approval is based on the results of the Phase III FIDELIO-DKD study investigating the efficacy and safety of Kerendia on kidney and CV outcomes in ...

By Bayer AG

Despite available treatment options, many patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are progressing to kidney failure or premature death Kerendia (finerenone) is the first non-steroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonist to demonstrate positive kidney and cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in patients with CKD and T2D The approval is based on the ...

By Bayer AG

Phase III study FINE-ONE will evaluate the efficacy and safety of finerenone versus placebo in delaying the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in adults with CKD and type 1 diabetes (T1D) CKD affects up to 40% of people with T1D A quarter of people with CKD associated with T1D progress to end-stage kidney disease Only limited treatment options are available for people with CKD and ...

By Bayer AG

CHMP opinion is based on the results from the Phase III FIGARO-DKD cardiovascular (CV) outcomes study in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), which included approximately 7,400 patients across a broad range of disease severity, including stages 1-4 CKD associated with T2D The positive data from FIGARO-DKD demonstrated that finerenone significantly reduced the ...

By Bayer AG

MoreNova Turbo (MT) is a shockwaves device incorporating a compact and powerful energizer, in-line ultrasound localizer and easily interchangeable high-efficiency applicators. The novel applicators are designed to respectively deliver point, linear or planar shockwaves compatible with treating urinary stones, calcified leg arteries, prostate, Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and more. Target ...

By DirexGroup

Exploratory analysis of the FIGARO-DKD study with finerenone, a non-steroidal, selective mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist, indicated a reduction in renal outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes (T2D), as seen in the FIDELIO-DKD study Analysis of the FIDELIO-DKD study highlighted that early reduction of urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) with ...

By Bayer AG

European Commission granted approval for a label update to extend the indication of Kerendia™ to early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD) associated with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and to include findings from the Phase III FIGARO-DKD cardiovascular (CV) outcomes study FIGARO-DKD included approximately 7,400 patients across a broad range of disease severity, including stages 1-4 CKD ...

By Bayer AG

BenevolentAI today announced that the biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca has selected a novel chronic kidney disease (CKD) target to advance to its drug development portfolio, making it the first AI-generated target from the collaboration to enter the Company’s portfolio. Novel chronic kidney disease (CKD) target from the partnership enters AstraZeneca’s portfolio AI-generated ...

By Benevolent

Hanover, Germany, November 1, 2018 - Cardior Pharmaceuticals GmbH, a company focused on the development of noncoding RNA (ncRNA) therapeutics for patients with myocardial infarction and heart failure, today announced it has acquired a portfolio of four microRNA (miRNA) patents from Bayerische Patentallianz GmbH (BayPAT). miRNAs are short pieces of ncRNA native to all human cells that act as ...

By Cardior Pharmaceuticals GmbH

Inversago Pharma Inc. (“Inversago”), a clinical stage biotech company with a unique portfolio of peripherally-acting CB1 inverse agonists, has received FDA clearance of its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a phase 2 study in Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD) for INV-202, the Company’s lead program. Inversago scientists identified Diabetic Kidney Disease as the most ...

By Inversago Pharma

Oral presentation will include biomarker data from KARE Phase 2 clinical trial of Oral KORSUVA™ (difelikefalin) for the treatment of moderate-to-severe pruritus in atopic dermatitis patients Oral KORSUVA (difelikefalin) Phase 3 pruritus programs in non-dialysis dependent advanced chronic kidney disease and atopic dermatitis, respectively, to be discussed during Company’s virtual ...

By Cara Therapeutics.

Quanta Dialysis Technologies Ltd (“Quanta” or the “Company”, a medical technology company committed to making kidney care more accessible with its SC+ haemodialysis system), is proud to sponsor a new photography exhibition Survivors: Life Unfiltered, running from 26 October to 7 November 2021, at the OXO Gallery in London. This exhibition was created by award winning ...

By QUANTA Dialysis Technologies

Notitia Biotechnologies Company has developed a ground-breaking live biotherapeutic product (LBP) for patients with early-stage and end-stage diabetic kidney disease (DKD) patients. The drug, NBT-BM306, combines the purified Foundation Guild bacteria and the tailored microbiome nutrition to support their growth in one convenient format. Notitia is preparing the Investigational New Drug (IND) ...

By Notitia Biotechnologies

For children and adolescents with chronic kidney disease (CKD), as for adults, the unmet need is high for new treatments to delay disease progression and preserve kidney function / The Phase III study FIONA will investigate the effect of finerenone in pediatric patients with CKD and severely increased proteinuria Bayer announced today the initiation of the FIONA study, a multicenter, randomized, ...

By Bayer AG

First approved therapy in Europe for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD)-associated pruritus in hemodialysis patients First launches in Europe expected in H2 2022 Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) and Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA) today announced that the European Commission has granted marketing authorization to Kapruvia® (difelikefalin) for the ...

By Cara Therapeutics.