Ligand's Partner Travere Therapeutics Announces FDA Accelerated Approval of FILSPARIā„¢ (sparsentan), the First and Only Non-immunosuppressive Therapy for the Reduction of Proteinuria in IgA Nephropathy

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Feb 18, 2023

Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (NASDAQ: LGND) announced that its partner Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: TVTX) has received accelerated approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FILSPARIā„¢ (sparsentan) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgAN at risk of rapid disease progression, generally a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) ā‰„1.5 g/g.