Calliditas initiates clinical study to evaluate setanaxib in Alport Syndrome
Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) (“Calliditas”) today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study to evaluate setanaxib in Alport syndrome.Calliditas is a company focused on developing and commercializing novel treatments in rare diseases with significant unmet medical needs. This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate setanaxib in approximately 20 patients with a genetic diagnosis of Alport syndrome and significant proteinuria despite treatment with a renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blocker. The duration of treatment is