Cara Therapeutics Announces Biomarker Data from KALM-1 and KALM-2 Trials of KORSUVA™ (difelikefalin) Injection Selected for Presentation at National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings 2022
April 04 2022 - 4:01PM
Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARA), an early
commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment
paradigm to improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus,
today announced biomarker data from the KALM-1 and KALM-2 clinical
trials evaluating KORSUVA™ (difelikefalin) injection for the
treatment of chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus in patients
undergoing hemodialysis will be presented in a poster at the
National Kidney Foundation Spring Clinical Meetings 2022 (SCM22),
to be held April 6-10, 2022, in Boston, MA.
Details for the poster presentation are as
follows:
Title: Reduction of Pruritus by
Difelikefalin Correlates With Reductions in Markers for Pruritus
and Inflammation in Subjects Undergoing Hemodialysis Poster
Number: 207Date and Time: April 7, 2022,
6:00-7:30 p.m. ETPresenter: Shayan Shirazian, MD,
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York,
NY
The ePoster is available at:
https://www.kidney.org/spring-clinical.
In addition, details for other posters
highlighting KORSUVA injection are as follows:
Title: Effect of Treatment with
Difelikefalin on Itch Severity in Patients with Chronic Kidney
Disease-Associated Pruritus Measured by the Patient Global
Impression of ChangePoster Number: 212
Title: Improvement in
Itch-Related Sleep Disruption with Difelikefalin in Patients with
Moderate to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease Associated Pruritus
Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Post-hoc Analysis of an Open-Label,
Multicenter StudyPoster Number: 261
Title: CKD-associated Pruritus
After 12 Weeks of Therapy with Difelikefalin Among Hemodialysis
Patients with Severe Pruritus: A Post-hoc Analysis of Phase 3
StudiesPoster Number: 262
About Cara Therapeutics
Cara Therapeutics is an early commercial-stage
biopharmaceutical company leading a new treatment paradigm to
improve the lives of patients suffering from pruritus. The
Company’s novel KORSUVA™ (difelikefalin) injection is the first and
only FDA-approved treatment for moderate-to-severe pruritus
associated with chronic kidney disease in adults undergoing
hemodialysis. The Company is developing an oral formulation of
difelikefalin and has initiated Phase 3 programs for the treatment
of pruritus in patients with non-dialysis dependent advanced
chronic kidney disease and atopic dermatitis. Phase 2 trials of
Oral KORSUVA (difelikefalin) are ongoing in primary biliary
cholangitis and notalgia paresthetica patients with
moderate-to-severe pruritus. For more information, visit
www.CaraTherapeutics.com and follow the company on Twitter,
LinkedIn and Instagram.
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INVESTOR CONTACT:Iris Francesconi, Ph.D.Cara
Therapeutics203-406-3700investor@caratherapeutics.com
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