SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Tricida, Inc. (Nasdaq: TCDA), a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of its drug candidate, veverimer (TRC101), a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), announced today that on July 14, 2020, the Company received a notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stating that, as part of its ongoing review of the Company’s New Drug Application (NDA), the FDA has identified deficiencies that preclude discussion of labeling and postmarketing requirements/commitments at this time. The FDA stated that the notification does not reflect a final decision on the information under review.
The notification does not specify the deficiencies identified by the FDA. The Company plans to work with the FDA to identify and seek to resolve the deficiencies. The Company has no current plans to modify or suspend its ongoing confirmatory postmarketing trial, VALOR-CKD. However, at this time the Company is unable to evaluate whether it will be able to address the FDA’s concerns.
“We are surprised and disappointed by this news,” said Gerrit Klaerner, Ph.D., Tricida’s Chief Executive Officer and President. “We continue to believe in the potential of veverimer to be disease modifying and our goal is to work with FDA to identify and resolve the issues in order to bring veverimer to patients.”
About Tricida
Tricida, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of its drug candidate, veverimer (TRC101), a non-absorbed, orally-administered polymer designed to treat metabolic acidosis in patients with CKD. Metabolic acidosis is a condition commonly caused by CKD that is believed to accelerate the progression of kidney deterioration. It is estimated to pose a health risk to approximately three million patients with CKD in the United States. Tricida is currently conducting its confirmatory postmarketing trial, VALOR-CKD, of veverimer. The Tricida NDA for veverimer has been accepted for review by the FDA through the Accelerated Approval Program. The FDA has assigned a PDUFA goal date of August 22, 2020.
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