The global race to develop so-called “double G” and “triple G” agonists is heating up to boost the efficacy of…
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Kyowa Kirin Axes Flagship Kidney Disease Drug Candidate
Kyowa Kirin is discontinuing all development programs for bardoxolone methyl (RTA402), a kidney disease drug candidate licensed from US biotech Reata Pharmaceuticals. The Japanese pharma has been billing the drug as one of its prospective mainstays, but it is entirely…
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