Keryx diabetic nephropathy candidate fails
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
Diabetic nephropathy treatment Sulonex (sulodexide) was no better than placebo in a Phase III study, Keryx announces March 7. Sulonex failed to show a benefit in slowing kidney breakdown over time in type 2 diabetes with persistent microalbuminuria over placebo in the SUN-MICRO trial. The firm is now concentrating on other late stage candidates; perifosine is expected to enter a pivotal Phase III renal cell carcinoma trial by mid-year, and Zerenex (ferric citrate) is on track to start a high-dose Phase II hyperphosphatemia study in the first half of 2008