Protagonist Therapeutics Announces PTG-200 Data Accepted for Oral Presentation at Digestive Diseases Week
MILPITAS, Calif., April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTGX) today announced that preclinical research findings on PTG-200, the company's oral peptide IL-23 receptor antagonist, has been accepted for oral presentation on Saturday, May 6, 2017 at the Digestive Diseases Week® (DDW) conference. DDW, the world's largest gathering of physicians, researchers and industry in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery, is being held in Chicago, Illinois from May 6-9, 2017. Below are the details for the oral presentation.
Presentation Title: The Biomarker Profile of PTG-200, an Oral Peptide Antagonist of IL-23 Receptor, Tracks with Efficacy in a Preclinical Model of IBD
Date and Time: Saturday, May 6 from 11:15 AM to 11:30 AM CT
Location: McCormick Place, Room S102d
About Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.
Protagonist Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a proprietary technology platform which it uses to develop novel peptide drugs that address biological targets that have typically been approached by injectable antibody drugs. Protagonist's oral peptide product candidates, PTG-100 and PTG-200, have the potential for improved safety and compliance when compared to their approved antibody counterparts, given they have minimal exposure in the blood and improved convenience, thereby presenting an opportunity for earlier introduction of targeted therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PTG-100 is currently in Phase 2b clinical trials for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, and the company plans to initiate clinical trials of PTG-200 during 2017 as a potential treatment for Crohn's disease. Protagonist also plans to initiate clinical trials during 2017 of an injectable hepcidin mimetic, PTG-300, for the treatment of iron overload disorders such as beta-thalassemia, an indication which may qualify it for orphan drug designation.
Protagonist is headquartered in Milpitas, California with its pre-clinical and clinical development staff in California, and discovery operations both in California and in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For further information, please visit http://www.protagonist-inc.com.
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SOURCE Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.
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