Protagonist and Takeda Announce Positive Topline Results from Phase 3 VERIFY Study of Rusfertide in Patients with Polycythemia Vera
NEWARK, Calif. & OSAKA, Japan & CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 03, 2025--Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. ("Protagonist") (NASDAQ:PTGX) and Takeda (TSE:4502/NYSE:TAK) today announced positive topline results for the Phase 3 VERIFY study, in which phlebotomy-dependent patients with polycythemia vera (PV) were randomized to treatment with either rusfertide or placebo, as an add-on to standard of care treatment. The study met its primary endpoint and all four key secondary endpoints. Rusfertide is a first-i