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Akebia Therapeutics Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2025 Financial Results and Commercial and Pipeline Highlights
Q4 2025 net product revenues of $54.3 million; 2025 full-year net product revenues of $227.3 million, representing a 49% increase over 2024 full-year net
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[{"type":"text","content":"Q4 2025 net product revenues of $54.3 million; 2025 full-year net product revenues of $227.3 million, representing a 49% increase over 2024 full-year net product revenues Expect significant Vafseo® (vadadustat) revenue growth in 2026 through expanded access to therapy at dialysis organizations, new patient starts, and improved adherence rates Pipeline advancement continues with enrollment underway for praliciguat Phase 2 clinical trial in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) and AKB-097 Phase 2 rare kidney disease basket trial planned to begin in 2H 2026 Akebia to Host Conference Call at 8:00 a.m. EST on February 26, 2026 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Akebia Therapeutics®, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKBA), a biopharmaceutical company with the purpose to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 and recent business highlights related to the commercial launch of Vafseo® (vadadustat) as well as its robust pipeline. “Vafseo commercial trends are showing marked improvement in early 2026, built on the solid foundation we created for the brand in its first year of launch,” said John P. Butler, Chief Executive Officer of Akebia. “Patient access to Vafseo therapy now stands at 290,000 patients, and early data points to improved patient adherence rates, which we believe are enhanced as a result of dialysis organizations deciding to implement observed dosing protocols. These dynamics, along with the building evidence of clinical differentiation, are expected to drive significant Vafseo revenue growth in 2026 and beyond as we work toward our goal to make Vafseo standard of care for treating anemia due to CKD in patients on dialysis. Separately, we are advancing our pipeline in rare kidney disease and actively enrolling patients into the Phase 2 trial of praliciguat in FSGS. We expect to initiate an open-label rare kidney disease basket study with our tissue-targeted complement inhibitor, AKB-097, in the second half of 2026 with initial data expected in 2027. Through these efforts, we remain steadfast in working to better the lives of people impacted by kidney disease.” Vafseo Q4 2025 Commercial Updates Total number of prescribers increased to approximately 800 in Q4, representing an increase of 10% over the number of pres...