Reata culls bardoxolone, ending decade of R&D on troubled kidney disease drug

10 May 2023
Reata’s long and winding road with bardoxolone appears to be over. The Plano, TX-based biotech and partner Kyowa Kirin said Wednesday morning that they are scrapping development of the asset in chronic kidney disease programs, which include CKD caused by Alport syndrome, people with diabetic CKD and a rare, hereditary form of the disease. With that, Reata expects to save more than $100 million previously set aside for the drug, a move that will push runway to the end of 2026, the company said in a presentation. Reata also disclosed a non-dilutive $275 million debt facility as part of its first-quarter update .
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