Calliditas Announces Positive Topline Results from Pivotal Phase 3 NefIgArd Trial
Calliditas Therapeutics AB (OMX Nasdaq: CALTX, NASDAQ: CALT) (”Calliditas”) today announced positive topline results from Part A of the global Phase 3 clinical trial NefIgArd, which investigated the effect of Nefecon® versus placebo in patients with primary IgA nephropathy (IgAN).The trial met its primary objective of demonstrating a statistically significant reduction in urine protein creatinine ratio, UPCR or proteinuria, after 9 months of treatment with 16 mg of Nefecon compared to placebo, with significant continued improvement at 12 months. The trial also met the key secondary endpoint