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Vifor Drops CV Endpoints In Phase IIIb Veltassa Study After COVID-19 Impacts

Ex-GSK Abbas Hussain Appointed CEO

 
• By John Davis

Vifor Pharma is still hoping for further clinical data to help differentiate its potassium binder Veltassa in the competitive hyperkalemia market after recruitment into its Phase IIIb DIAMOND study was slowed by COVID-19-related changes to clinical practice, necessitating a new primary endpoint.  

St Gallen, Switzerland
St Gallen, Switzerland, Where Vifor Pharma Is Based • Source: Alamy

COVID-related revisions to a high-profile Veltassa Phase IIIb trial, and the appointment of a new CEO, ex-GSK executive Abbas Hussain, have punctuated the week at Switzerland’s specialty company, Vifor Pharma Group , which is aiming to build its presence in the cardio-renal space that is also being targeted by other companies. 

Vifor announced on 24 June that it was changing the primary endpoint in its much-anticipated Phase IIIb DIAMOND study involving the marketed potassium binder Veltassa (patiromer) in patients with heart failure with or without chronic kidney disease (CKD), and is closing down the study

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