Reata, Kyowa Kirin End Bardoxolone CKD Development

Missed Secondary Endpoint In Japan Trial

Reata was expecting positive results from a Phase III study by Japanese licensee for diabetic kidney disease after a US rejection for Alport Syndrome last year, but the US company and Asia partner Kyowa Kirin have now decided to end development in CKD indications after a missed secondary endpoint seen as critical to approval in Japan. 

Kyowa Kirin / Reata
Kyowa Kirin’s decision to withdraw from Japanese development set to impact bardoxolone’s US pathway • Source: Shutterstock

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