Calliditas announces positive TRANSFORM Phase 2b topline data in primary biliary cholangitis

Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) (“Calliditas”) today announced that the Phase 2b TRANSFORM trial met its primary endpoint, showing statistically significant improvement in ALP (Alkaline Phosphatase) for both doses tested versus placebo.  The trial evaluated setanaxib, a NOX enzyme inhibitor, in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and elevated liver stiffness.

The TRANSFORM trial is a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2b study investigating the effect of setanaxib 800 mg AM + 400 mg PM, (“1200 mg arm”) and 800 mg BID (“1600 mg arm”) over 24 weeks of treatment. The basis for the analysis consisted of a dataset of 76 patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and elevated liver stiffness.

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