UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of September 2020
(Commission File No. 001-39308)
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS AB
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Kungsbron 1, C8
SE-111 22
Stockholm, Sweden
(Address of registrant’s principal executive office)
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Enclosed hereto is a copy of an announcement published by Calliditas Therapeutics AB on September 8, 2020.
The information contained in this Form 6-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit | Description | |
| 99.1 | Company announcement dated September 8, 2020 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
| CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS AB | |||
| Date: September 8, 2020 | By: | /s/ Fredrik Johansson | |
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Fredrik Johansson Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit 99.1
| Stockholm, Sweden | September 8, 2020 |
First patient in China enrolled in clinical phase 3 study NefIgArd with lead candidate Nefecon
Calliditas Therapeutics AB (publ) (”Calliditas”) today announced that the first patient in China has been randomized into confirmatory part of the NefIgArd Phase 3 trial by its partner, Everest Medicines.
Following IND approval by the NMPA in December of 2019 and subsequent approval by Human Genetic Resources Administration of China (HGRAC), the first patient in China has now been randomized in the Phase 3 NefIgArd trial. The first patient in NeflgArd was randomized by Calliditas in November 2018, and in December 2019 Calliditas announced the full recruitment of the 200 patients required for regulatory submission (Part A). Topline data for these 200 subjects is targeted for Q4 of 2020, which subject to positive data will form the basis for regulatory approval and market access in the US and Europe. The study has continued to recruit an additional 160 patients in order to complete the confirmatory part (Part B) of the trial, which relates to the validation of the surrogate marker, proteinuria. Everest Medicines is contributing to the recruitment of these 160 patients, based on the roll-out across centers in China.
“We are very pleased to now have the first patient from mainland China enrolled into the NefIgArd trial. As this disease represents a significant unmet need in Asia, we are excited that Everest Medicines have achieved this milestone, which supports the goal of completing recruitment before the end of the year,” said Renée Aguiar-Lucander, CEO of Calliditas Therapeutics.
For further information, please contact:
Renée Aguiar-Lucander, CEO, Calliditas
Email: renee.lucander@calliditas.com
Mikael Widell, Investor Relations
Tel.: +46 703 11 99 60, email: Mikael.widell@calliditas.com
The information was sent for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, on September 8, 2020 at 08:00 a.m. CET.
About Calliditas
Calliditas Therapeutics is a specialty pharmaceutical company based in Stockholm, Sweden focused on identifying, developing and commercializing novel treatments in orphan indications, with an initial focus on renal and hepatic diseases with significant unmet medical needs. Calliditas’ lead product candidate, Nefecon, is a proprietary, novel oral formulation of budesonide, an established, highly potent local immunosuppressant, for the treatment of the autoimmune renal disease IgA nephropathy, or IgAN, for which there is a high unmet medical need and there are no approved treatments. Calliditas is running a global Phase 3 study within IgAN and, if approved, aims to commercialize Nefecon in the United States. Calliditas is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm (ticker: CALTX) and the Nasdaq Global Select Market (ticker: CALT). Visit www.calliditas.com for further information.
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