Treatment for PAH with Connective Tissue Disease Shows Promise in 2 Studies, Both Enrolling

Reata Pharmaceuticals has enrolled the first patient in its Phase 3 CATALYST trial (NCT02657356), exploring the potential benefits of bardoxolone methyl in people with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) linked to connective tissue disease. The trial is continuing to recruit participants. The company also reported that data from the ongoing Phase 2 LARIAT…

Reata Releases Update on Clinical Program, Including Phase 2 Study in PH and PAH Patients

Reata Pharmaceuticals recently provided an update on its clinical candidates and their developmental, including its Phase 2 proof-of-concept studies into bardoxolone methyl as a potential treatment for various types of pulmonary hypertension and omaveloxolone for neuromuscular diseases. Bardoxolone methyl is being developed for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), or high…

Positive Interim Results from PAH Extension LARIAT Trial Reported by Reata

Reata Pharmaceuticals has reported positive interim results from the extension Phase 2 LARIAT clinical trial assessing bardoxolone methyl for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The LARIAT trial is assessing the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of bardoxolone methyl compared to a placebo in patients with PAH. The study aims to determine the recommended…

Reata’s PAH Therapy Granted Orphan Drug Designation

Irving, Texas-based Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has been granted orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) treatment. The FDA’s Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) awarded the designation to bardoxolone methyl due to its novel…

Experimental Therapy Targets Inflammation in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a privately held company located in Irving, Texas aiming to translate innovative research into breakthrough medicines for difficult-to-treat diseases that have significant unmet needs. Their approach specifically involves developing a novel class of drugs with potent transcriptional activity, called antioxidant inflammation modulators (AIMs), which can…

Reata Begins Enrollment For PAH – LARIAT Phase 2 Study Examining Bardoxolone Methyl for Treating Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Irving, Texas based Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has enrolled the first patient in a Phase 2 dose ranging study examining the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of bardoxolone methyl in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). PAH is a life-threatening disease involving endothelial dysfunction, vasoconstriction in small pulmonary arteries, aberrant…