Indian drugmaker moves desidustat into Phase III trials

17 April 2019
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A successful Phase II trial has led Indian pharma company Zydus Cadila (NSE: CADILAHC) to move its HIF-PH inhibitor desidustat into late-stage development.

This Phase III study will be a multicenter, randomized, active-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of desidustat versus darbepoetin for the treatment of anemia in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who are not on dialysis.

Zydus Group chairman Pankaj Patel said: “This innovation has the potential to bring about a paradigm shift in the management of CKD patients with anemia.

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