Sparsentan Bests Irbesartan for Preserving Kidney Function in IgA Nephropathy
PHILADELPHIA — Sparsentan (Filspari) outperformed irbesartan in patients with IgA nephropathy over the 2-year phase III PROTECT trial. Over a 110-week treatment period, those on sparsentan had an average 42.8% (95% CI -49.8 to -35.0) reduction in urine protein-to-creatinine ratio compared with a 4.4% (95% CI −15.8 to 8.7%) reduction with irbesartan (geometric least-squares mean […]
FDA OKs Sparsentan for IgA Nephropathy-Related Proteinuria
The FDA granted accelerated approval to sparsentan (Filspari) for proteinuria in IgA nephropathy, Travere Therapeutics announced, marking the first non-immunosuppressive therapy for this rare condition. Also known as Berger’s disease, proteinuria in IgA nephropathy is the leading cause of kidney failure due to glomerular disease, and sparsentan is specifically indicated to reduce proteinuria in adults […]