FREMONT, Calif., Nov. 7, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Ardelyx, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARDX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on gastrointestinal and cardio-renal diseases, today reported an update on recent progress and financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.
"We have made substantial progress throughout 2016, both as a company and through the advancement of our clinical programs," said Mike Raab, president and chief executive officer of Ardelyx. "We have advanced our three ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials for tenapanor, are on-track to initiate Phase 3 development for our second product candidate, RDX227675, in patients with hyperkalemia before the end of the year and have further progressed our earlier-stage pipeline of novel therapies. As we look ahead, 2017 is set to be a transformational year for Ardelyx, with results from our Phase 3 clinical trial of tenapanor in patients with hyperphosphatemia expected in the first quarter and results from our T3MPO-1 and T3MPO-2 Phase 3 clinical trials of tenapanor in patients with IBS-C expected mid-year and at the end of the year, respectively."
"We have made substantial progress throughout 2016, both as a company and through the advancement of our clinical programs," said Mike Raab, president and chief executive officer of Ardelyx. "We have advanced our three ongoing Phase 3 clinical trials for tenapanor, are on-track to initiate Phase 3 development for our second product candidate, RDX227675, in patients with hyperkalemia before the end of the year and have further progressed our earlier-stage pipeline of novel therapies. As we look ahead, 2017 is set to be a transformational year for Ardelyx, with results from our Phase 3 clinical trial of tenapanor in patients with hyperphosphatemia expected in the first quarter and results from our T3MPO-1 and T3MPO-2 Phase 3 clinical trials of tenapanor in patients with IBS-C expected mid-year and at the end of the year, respectively."