IRVING, Texas, June 04, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: RETA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that four abstracts highlighting Reata’s progress in developing bardoxolone methyl (bardoxolone) for the treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) will be presented at the 56th Congress of the European Renal Association and European Dialysis and Transplant Association (ERA-EDTA). The Congress will take place on June 13 - 16, 2019 in Budapest, Hungary.

An oral presentation will discuss molecular insights into the effects of bardoxolone in cellular models of polycystic kidney disease (PKD), including data demonstrating that bardoxolone reduces cyst formation in cellular models of PKD. The poster presentations will include baseline characteristics for the Phase 3 portion of CARDINAL, a Phase 2/3 study of bardoxolone for the treatment of Alport syndrome, and safety and efficacy data from the Phase 2 PHOENIX study of bardoxolone in patients with rare forms of CKD. One PHOENIX poster will discuss data from the focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) cohort of PHOENIX, and the other will discuss data from all four cohorts of PHOENIX.

Abstracts to be presented are summarized below.

Title: The Nrf2 Activator Bardoxolone Methyl Inhibits Cyst Formation, Reduces Inflammation, and Improves Mitochondrial Function in Cellular Models of Polycystic Kidney Disease
Presenter: Christian Wigley, Ph.D., Reata's Vice President of Research
Oral: Friday, June 14th, 8:39 a.m. – 8:52 a.m.

Title: Baseline Characteristics in the “CARDINAL” Trial: A Phase 3 Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients with Alport Syndrome
Presenter: Bertrand Knebelmann, M.D., Division de Néphrologie, Hôpital Necker, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
Poster FP179: Friday, June 14th, 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Title: Safety and Efficacy of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients with Rare Chronic Kidney Diseases
Presenter: Pablo E. Pergola, M.D., Ph.D., Research Director, Renal Associates, PA, San Antonio, TX
Poster FP117: Friday, June 14th, 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Title: Safety and Efficacy of Bardoxolone Methyl in Patients with Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis
Presenter: Pablo E. Pergola, M.D., Ph.D., Research Director, Renal Associates, PA, San Antonio, TX
Poster FP152: Friday, June 14th, 9:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

About Bardoxolone

Bardoxolone is an experimental, oral, once-daily activator of Nrf2, a transcription factor that induces molecular pathways that promote restoration of mitochondrial function, reduction of oxidative stress, and inhibition of pro-inflammatory signaling. The United States Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to bardoxolone for the treatment of Alport syndrome and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The European Commission has granted orphan drug designation to bardoxolone for the treatment of Alport syndrome. In addition to CARDINAL, bardoxolone is currently being studied in FALCON, a Phase 3 study for the treatment of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), CATALYST, a Phase 3 study for the treatment of connective tissue disease-associated pulmonary arterial hypertension, and AYAME, a Phase 3 study for the treatment of diabetic kidney disease in Japan. AYAME is being conducted by our licensee Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. The Phase 2 PHOENIX program studied bardoxolone in patients with ADPKD, FSGS, IgA nephropathy, and type 1 diabetic CKD. PHOENIX is complete, and results from all four cohorts have now been released.

About Reata Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Reata is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life-threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in the regulation of cellular metabolism and inflammation. Reata’s two most advanced clinical candidates, bardoxolone and omaveloxolone, target the important transcription factor Nrf2 that promotes restoration of mitochondrial function, reduction of oxidative stress, and inhibition of pro-inflammatory signaling. Bardoxolone and omaveloxolone are investigational drugs, and their safety and efficacy have not been established by any agency.

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