XORTX Therapeutics Inc., a late-stage clinical pharmaceutical company, engages in the development and commercialization of therapies to treat gout and progressive kidney disease. Its drug development programs include XRx-026, which is in the third phase for the treatment of gout; XRx-008, which is in the second phase to treat autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease; XRx-101, which is in the second phase to treat acute kidney injury associated with respiratory virus infection; and XRX-225, which is in the preclinical stage for the treatment of type 2 diabetic nephropathy. It has a license agreement with the University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. for the use of uric acid lowering agent to treat insulin resistance. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.
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