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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2022
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DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Organization and Description of Business
Travere Therapeutics, Inc. (“we”, “our”, “us”, “Travere” and the “Company”) refers to Travere Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation, as well as our direct and indirect subsidiaries. Travere is a fully integrated biopharmaceutical company headquartered in San Diego, California focused on identifying, developing and delivering life-changing therapies to people living with rare kidney, liver, and metabolic diseases. We regularly evaluate and, where appropriate, act on opportunities to expand our product pipeline through licenses and acquisitions of products in areas that will serve patients with serious unmet medical need and that we believe offer attractive growth characteristics.
FILSPARI™ (sparsentan)
On February 17, 2023, the FDA granted accelerated approval of FILSPARI™ (sparsentan) to reduce proteinuria in adults with primary IgAN at risk of rapid disease progression, generally at UPCR ≥1.5 gram/gram. FILSPARI, a once-daily, oral medication is designed to selectively target two critical pathways in the disease progression of IgAN (endothelin 1 and angiotensin-II).
Clinical-Stage Programs:
Sparsentan remains a novel investigational product candidate which has been granted Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS) in the U.S. and Europe. Evaluation of sparsentan is ongoing in two pivotal Phase 3 clinical studies in rare kidney diseases.
Pegtibatinase (TVT-058) is a novel investigational human enzyme replacement candidate being evaluated for the treatment of classical homocystinuria (HCU). Pegtibatinase has been granted Rare Pediatric Disease, Fast Track and Breakthrough Therapy designations by the FDA, as well as orphan drug designation in the United States and European Union. Pegtibatinase is currently being evaluated in the Phase 1/2 COMPOSE Study to assess its safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and clinical effects in patients with classical HCU. The Company acquired pegtibatinase as part of the November 2020 acquisition of Orphan Technologies Limited.
Chenodal (chenodeoxycholic acid or CDCA) is a naturally occurring bile acid that is approved for the treatment of people with radiolucent stones in the gallbladder. In September 2022, we were granted Fast Track Designation by the FDA for the investigation of Chenodal for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX). In January 2020, we randomized the first patients in our Phase 3 RESTORE Study to evaluate the effects of Chenodal in adult and pediatric patients with CTX, and the study enrollment remains open. The pivotal study is intended to support an NDA submission for marketing authorization of Chenodal for CTX in the United States.
Preclinical Programs:
The Company is a participant in a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement ("CRADA"), which forms a multi-stakeholder approach to pool resources with leading experts, and incorporate the patient perspective early in the therapeutic identification and development process. The Company is partnering with the National Institutes of Health’s National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences ("NCATS") and a leading patient advocacy organization, Alagille Syndrome Alliance, aimed at the identification of potential small molecule therapeutics for Alagille syndrome ("ALGS"). There are no treatment options currently approved for ALGS.
Other Commercial Products:
•Thiola® and Thiola EC® (tiopronin tablets) are approved in the United States for the prevention of cystine (kidney) stone formation in patients with severe homozygous cystinuria.
•Cholbam® (cholic acid capsules) is approved in the United States for the treatment of bile acid synthesis disorders due to single enzyme defects and is further indicated for adjunctive treatment of patients with peroxisomal disorders.
•Chenodal (chenodiol tablets) is approved in the United States for the treatment of patients suffering from gallstones in whom surgery poses an unacceptable health risk due to disease or advanced age.