ARTICLE | Product Development
May 18 Quick Takes: ChemoCentryx’s Phase II miss; plus Teva, Zai-Novocure, Lava-J&J, Sanofi, Rhythm, ViiV
May 19, 2020 2:33 AM UTC
ChemoCentryx therapy fails Phase II study in rare renal disorder
ChemoCentryx Inc. (NASDAQ:CCXI) and partner Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma said CCX140 failed to meaningfully reduce proteinuria vs. control in a Phase II study to treat sub-nephrotic patients with orphan kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), missing the primary endpoint of the Phase II LUMINA-1 study. Although a second Phase II study of the CCR2 inhibitor in FSGS patients with nephrotic syndrome is due to read out next half, the partners plan to end the molecule’s development.
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