Cara Therapeutics (CARA) and Tvardi Therapeutics Announce Entry into Merger Agreement

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Cara Therapeutics and Tvardi Therapeutics Announce Entry into Merger Agreement

December 18, 2024 7:00 AM EST

Proposed Merger to create a Nasdaq-listed, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel treatments targeting STAT3 to treat fibrosis-driven diseases

Tvardi has recently completed an approximately $28 million private financing, which, together with Tvardis existing cash and Caras anticipated cash balance, is expected to fund the combined company into the second half of 2026

Tvardi anticipates reporting topline data in the second half of 2025 from two Phase 2 clinical programs utilizing its STAT3 inhibitor, TTI-101, including its lead program in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and its program in hepatocellular carcinoma

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