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Unicycive Approaches Its First Approval, But In A Competitive Space

 
• By Jessica Merrill

The company is planning to launch oxylanthanum carbonate for chronic kidney disease patients on dialysis with hyperphosphatemia.

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Key Takeaways
  • FDA approval of oxylanthanum carbonate (OLC), a treatment for hyperphosphatemia in patients with chronic kidney disease on dialysis, is expected in June.

Unicycive Therapeutics was started by a single person, went public through an IPO in 2021, and four years later is...

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