Akebia Therapeutics (AKBA) Company Overview

New Commercial Supply Contracts for Vafseo® (vadadustat) secured, bringing availability and dialysis organization coverage to nearly 100% of patients on dialysis in U.S. Vafseo tablets now shipping in the U.S. Plan to start Phase 3 trial in mid-2025 to potentially expand Vafseo label to include treatment of late-stage non-dialysis CKD patients Company to discuss business updates at 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

AKBA, KOF and GES have been added to the Zacks Rank #24 (Strong Sell) List on January 3, 2024.

Outcomes study will assess mortality and hospitalization in patients treated with Vafseo compared to current standard of care CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, announced that in late November U.S. Renal Care (USRC) enrolled the first patient in its Vafseo® (vadadustat) Outcomes In-Center Experience (VOICE) collaborative trial.

ATI, AKBA and ALTG have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on November 22, 2024.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc.'s stock has surged nearly 35% after positive updates on its Vafseo (vadadustat) and promising third-quarter results, despite macroeconomic challenges. The company is expanding its market through partnerships and trials, addressing unmet needs in anemia treatment for CKD patients, and exploring label expansion. Risks include potential competition post-2025 due to patent expiration for Auryxia, but current limited competition and strong brand recognition mitigate this.

Akebia continues to publish important results of FO2CUS trial to further physicians' understanding of Vafseo® (vadadustat)  CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Nov. 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that the American Journal of Kidney Disease has published the results of FO2CUS, an open-label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of vadadustat, an oral hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase (HIF-PH) inhibitor, in hemodialysis patients who were converted from a long-acting erythropoiesis-stimulating agent (ESA) to three times weekly oral vadadustat dosing for the maintenance treatment of anemia.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. , Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akebia Therapeutics ® , Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today announced that John Butler, Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference on Thursday, November 21 at 1:00 PM GMT.

Akebia Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKBA ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call November 7, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Mercedes Carrasco - Senior Director, Investor Relations John Butler - Chief Executive Officer Nick Grund - Chief Commercial Officer Erik Ostrowski - Chief Financial and Business Officer Conference Call Participants Allison Bratzel - Piper Sandler Ed Arce - H.C. Wainwright Julian Harrison - BTIG Operator Good day and thank you for standing by.

Akebia to Host Conference Call on November 7, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. EST CAMBRIDGE, Mass.