Akebia Therapeutics Reports Positive Topline Data from VOCAL Trial Showing Vadadustat Dosed TIW Met Primary Endpoint of Non-Inferiority to ESA in Maintaining Hemoglobin

WALTHAM, Mass., Nov. 05, 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 announced topline results from VOCAL, an open-label trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of three times per week (TIW) dosing of vadadustat compared to the current standard of care erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) in patients with anemia due to chronic kidney disease (CKD) receiving in-center hemodialysis.