The Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23 approved Cara Therapeutics’ drug to treat moderate-to-severe itching in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis, making Korsuva the first therapy for the ailment in the United States.
Albireo Pharma, a spinout of AstraZeneca, won regulatory approval for the first drug aimed at pruritus in patients with all subtypes of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).
AstraZeneca spinout Albireo Pharma is moving closer to securing regulatory approval for the company’s treatment of pruritus in patients with progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC).
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Shares of Cara Therapeutics were up in trading after the company struck a licensing agreement worth up to $290 million with Switzerland’s Vifor Pharma for the commercialization of a treatment for severe itching associated with chronic kidney disease.
Cara Therapeutics and Vifor Fresenius Medical Care Renal Pharma (VFMCRP) announced positive topline data from the KALM-2 Phase III trial.