Trials & Filings

Shield Proposes IDA-CKD Trial

Files to begin Phase III trial of oral iron-replacement therapy

By: Gil Roth

President, Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association

Shield Therapeutics has filed an IND application with the FDA to initiate a Phase III trial of ST10, its novel oral iron-replacement therapy, for the treatment of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in pre-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). ST10 is a novel oral ferric iron therapy being developed for the treatment of iron deficiency. It has demonstrated potential as an effective oral alternative to parenteral (IV) iron in ferrous-intolerant patients. Previous clinical studies have s...

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