Benzinga | Nov 5, 2021 09:42AM EDT

Ardelyx Highlights Presentation Of Data Supporting Clinical Utility Of Tenapanor At ASN's Kidney Week 2021

Ardelyx, Inc. (NASDAQ:ARDX), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of innovative first-in-class medicines to improve treatment for people with kidney and cardiorenal diseases, today announced multiple presentations covering additional positive clinical observations with tenapanor at the American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week 2021 (ASN Kidney Week), which is taking place virtually November 4 - November 7, 2021. Ardelyx has completed three successful Phase 3 pivotal trials, and an additional clinical trial (OPTIMIZE) for tenapanor, an investigational, first-in-class phosphate absorption inhibitor for the control of serum phosphorus in adult patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on dialysis. Tenapanor was discovered and developed by Ardelyx.