RETA starts phase-2/3 trial in Alport syndrome: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/reata-announces-initiation-phase-2-141500386.html Reata expects data from the Phase 2 portion of the trial to be available, and to decide on entering the Phase 3 portion, by year-end 2017. ‘poorgradstudent’ is bearish on this program and on the drug candidate, bardoxolone in general.