Travere Therapeutics

New drugs targeting immunological and inflammatory diseases are set to dominate 2023's launches, with potential to exceed $1 billion in sales by 2027. Key drugs include Bimekizumab for psoriasis, Capivasertib for breast cancer, Daprodustat for anemia, Deucravacitinib for psoriasis, Foscarbidopa/foslevodopa for Parkinson's, Lecanemab for Alzheimer's, Lenacapavir for HIV, Mirikizumab for colitis, Pegcetacoplan for blood disorders, Ritlecitinib for alopecia, Sparsentan for kidney disease, Teclistamab for multiple myeloma, and Teplizumab for diabetes.

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The 'Homocystinuria - Pipeline Insight, 2024' report by ResearchAndMarkets.com provides insights into 3+ companies and 3+ pipeline drugs for Homocystinuria, covering clinical and nonclinical stages, therapeutic assessments, and pipeline development activities.

Travere Therapeutics, with a $1.49B market cap, focuses on rare diseases, notably IgA nephropathy (IgAN). Its flagship product, Filspari, recently gained full approval for IgAN treatment, potentially doubling its market. Despite a 57% revenue growth, the company faces financial challenges with negative profit margins and a cash burn rate. Analysts remain optimistic, citing Filspari's approval and potential inclusion in updated KDIGO guidelines as key growth drivers.

Hosts discuss PARASOL Initiative's efforts to establish surrogate endpoints for FSGS trials, focusing on proteinuria as a robust predictor of kidney failure, potentially enabling smaller, faster trials.

The PARASOL Initiative aims to revolutionize FSGS drug development by validating proteinuria as a therapeutic endpoint. Experts discuss how proteinuria reduction can accelerate approvals, emphasizing the need for addressing podocyte dysfunction. The initiative also focuses on specimen banking for biomarker discovery and collaborative research models for rare kidney diseases.

The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare has granted orphan drug designation to Renalys Pharma’s sparsentan for primary IgA nephropathy. Sparsentan, developed by Travere Therapeutics, received FDA approval in September and is being advanced by Renalys Pharma in Japan and Asia. The therapy aims to address kidney function decline in IgA nephropathy, a leading cause of kidney failure in Japan.

Renalys Pharma announces sparsentan, in-licensed from Travere Therapeutics, received Orphan Drug Designation in Japan for primary IgA nephropathy. The designation aims to expedite the approval process, addressing the high unmet medical need for this leading cause of kidney failure in Japan.

Researchers developed a risk algorithm to predict acute kidney injury (AKI) from cisplatin, a cancer treatment. The study, involving 24,717 patients, created a risk score using nine clinical variables, showing higher accuracy and generalizability than previous models. The tool aids in assessing individual risk for AKI, guiding treatment decisions.

The Patient Recruitment for Rare Disease Trials Summit tackles challenges like geographical dispersion and low awareness by exploring innovative strategies to efficiently identify and engage eligible participants, featuring actionable insights, knowledge on patient feedback integration, best practices for data sharing, and fair patient reimbursement discussions.