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Cara Therapeutics (CARA) Commences CR845 Phase 2b Enrollment

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Cara Therapeutics Initiates Enrollment in Phase 2b Trial of Peripherally Acting Kappa Opioid Agonist, Oral CR845, in Chronic Pain Patients

September 15, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

Trial to evaluate three tablet strengths of CR845 versus placebo in approximately 330 osteoarthritis patients

Top-line data expected in first half of 2017

STAMFORD, Conn., Sept. 15, 2016 (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 the initiation of patient enrollment in a Phase 2b trial of an oral tablet formulation of its peripherally selective kappa opioid agonist, CR845, for... More