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Chinook Therapeutics Presents Data from BION-1301 Phase 1/2 Trial in Patients with IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) and Atrasentan Program at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2021

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Thursday, November 4, 2021

Blocking APRIL is a potentially disease-modifying approach to treating IgAN by reducing circulating levels of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1).

Key Points: 
  • Blocking APRIL is a potentially disease-modifying approach to treating IgAN by reducing circulating levels of galactose-deficient IgA1 (Gd-IgA1).
  • Patients in Cohort 1 received an intravenous (IV) dose of 450 mg of BION-1301 every two weeks.
  • Chinooks lead program is atrasentan, a phase 3 endothelin receptor antagonist for the treatment of IgA nephropathy and other proteinuric glomerular diseases.
  • BION-1301, an anti-APRIL monoclonal antibody is being evaluated in a phase 1/2 trial for IgA nephropathy.