STAMFORD, Conn., May 04, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Cara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:CARA), a biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing new chemical entities designed to alleviate pain and pruritus by selectively targeting peripheral kappa opioid receptors, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2017.
“During the quarter, we were pleased to announce positive data from Part A of our Phase 2/3 trial of I.V CR845 in CKD-associated pruritus, where we observed sustained clinical benefit over the entire two-month treatment period, supporting the potential viability of I.V CR845 as a long-term therapeutic approach for this unmet medical need,” said Derek Chalmers, Ph.D., D.Sc., President and Chief Executive Officer of Cara Therapeutics. “In addition to completing a successful follow on offering to support operations into 2019, our other late-stage trials continue to enroll well, and we look forward to completing an interim assessment in our adaptive Phase 3 postoperative pain trial of I.V. CR845, as well as reporting data from our Phase 2b chronic pain trial of Oral CR845 this quarter.”
