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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 12, 2020, Ardelyx, Inc. (the “Company” or “Ardelyx”), a specialized biopharmaceutical company focused on developing first-in-class medicines to improve treatment for people with cardiorenal diseases, updated its progress with respect to its small molecule potassium secretagogue program, RDX013, for the potential treatment of hyperkalemia. The Company noted that it has completed a Phase 1 clinical study evaluating the safety and pharmacodynamics of RDX013 in 112 healthy volunteers. The data from the Phase 1 clinical study showed that RDX013 was generally safe and well-tolerated, and that a decrease in urine potassium and an increase in stool potassium excretion were observed in subjects treated with RDX013. The results of the Phase 1 clinical trial support the Company’s decision to proceed with a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating RDX013 in hyperkalemic patients with chronic kidney disease, or CKD. The Company currently expects to initiate the Phase 2 study in the next several months.
The Company also provided an update of its progress in a pipeline research program, RDX020, targeting a bicarbonate exchange inhibitor to treat metabolic acidosis, noting that the Company has identified several lead compounds that have been determined to be potent, selective and proprietary inhibitors.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 12, 2020 | ARDELYX, INC. | ||
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| By: | /s/ Elizabeth Grammer | |
| Elizabeth Grammer | ||
| Chief Legal and Administrative Officer | ||