Cara Therapeutics to Present at the BofA Securities 2021 Virtual Health Care Conference
May 06 2021 - 4:01PM
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), a biopharmaceutical
company focused on developing and commercializing new chemical
entities designed to alleviate pruritus by selectively targeting
peripheral kappa opioid receptors, today announced that Derek
Chalmers, Ph.D., D.Sc., President and Chief Executive Officer, will
participate in a fireside chat at the BofA Securities 2021 Virtual
Health Care Conference on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. ET.
A live webcast of the presentation can be
accessed under "Events & Presentations" in the News &
Investors section of the Company's website
at www.CaraTherapeutics.com. An archived webcast recording
will be available on the Cara website for approximately 30
days.
About Cara Therapeutics
Cara Therapeutics is a clinical-stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing
new chemical entities designed to alleviate pruritus by selectively
targeting peripheral kappa opioid receptors, or KORs. Cara is
developing a novel and proprietary class of product candidates, led
by KORSUVA™ (CR845/difelikefalin), a first-in-class KOR agonist
that targets the body’s peripheral nervous system, as well as
certain immune cells. In two Phase 3 trials, KORSUVA Injection has
demonstrated statistically significant reductions in itch intensity
and concomitant improvement in quality of life measures in
hemodialysis patients with moderate-to-severe chronic kidney
disease-associated pruritus (CKD-aP). The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) has accepted and granted Priority Review for
the New Drug Application (NDA) for KORSUVA™ (difelikefalin)
solution for injection for the treatment of moderate-to-severe
pruritus in hemodialysis patients. The PDUFA target action date for
KORSUVA is August 23, 2021. Oral KORSUVA™ has completed Phase 2
trials for the treatment of pruritus in patients with CKD and AD
and is currently in Phase 2 trials in primary biliary cholangitis
and notalgia paresthetica patients with moderate-to-severe
pruritus.
The FDA has conditionally accepted KORSUVA™ as
the trade name for difelikefalin injection. CR845/difelikefalin is
an investigational drug product and its safety and efficacy have
not been fully evaluated by any regulatory authority.
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