Protagonist Therapeutics (NASDAQ: PTGX) reported Q1 EPS of ($0.72), $0.03 worse than the analyst estimate of ($0.69).

"Based on the highly promising and consistent clinical responses achieved to date, we are pleased to announce polycythemia vera as the first indication for a pivotal study of PTG-300," commented Dinesh V. Patel, Ph.D., Protagonist President and Chief Executive Officer. "With an orphan drug development regulatory path forward, we are focused on rapidly advancing PTG-300 as a first-in-class non-cytoreductive hepcidin hormone mimetic agent for this indication with significant unmet need. With a highly focused development effort forward with PTG-300 for polycythemia vera, and deferring PN-943 Phase 2 initiation due to the current COVID-19 environment, we have reduced our operational expenditures and now have an additional six months of cash runway estimated to extend through mid-2022."

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