DAPA-CKD Hits on All Endpoints
Here is a brief preview of this blast: AstraZeneca announced positive topline results from the Ph3 DAPA-CKD trial evaluating the effect of dapagliflozin on renal and CV outcomes in CKD patients with and without T2DM (view CT.gov record). According to the press release, Farxiga met all primary and secondary endpoints including all-cause mortality; however, no specific data was provided. Recall, DAPA-CKD was stopped at the end of March ~8 months early due to overwhelming efficacy (previous FENIX insight). Below, FENIX provides thoughts on the topline results ahead of the July 30 earnings call and in the context of the Invokana CREDENCE renal protection indication, the impending results from BI/Lilly's EMPA-KIDNEY study, and Bayer's FIDELIO-DKD outcomes trial for finerenone.