NEWARK, Calif., Oct. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Protagonist
Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:PTGX) today announced that abstracts
providing data from the PN-943 and PTG-200 clinical programs have
been accepted for poster presentations at upcoming scientific
conferences. Details are as follows:
UEG Week 2019
Poster Session: IBD II
Presentation: PTG-200 Phase 1 Data (P1092)
Date and Time: Tuesday, Oct. 22,
2019, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
CEST
Location: Poster Exhibition Hall 7, Fira de Barcelona - Gran Via Venue, Barcelona, Spain
American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific
Meeting
Presentation: PN-943 Phase 1 Data
(P1375)
Date and Time: Monday, Oct. 28, 2019,
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. CDT
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
Presentation: PTG-200 Phase 1 Data
(P1396)
Date and Time: Monday, Oct. 28, 2019,
from 10:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. CDT
Location: Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio
About Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc.
Protagonist Therapeutics is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical
company that utilizes a proprietary technology platform to discover
and develop novel peptide-based drugs to transform existing
treatment paradigms for patients with significant unmet medical
needs. PTG-300 is an injectable hepcidin mimetic in development for
the treatment of iron overload anemia and related rare blood
diseases. PTG-300 is currently in a global Phase 2 study in
beta-thalassemia. PTG-200 is an oral, gut-restricted interleukin-23
receptor specific antagonist peptide in clinical development for
the potential treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The Company
has a worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Janssen
Biotech for the clinical development of PTG-200 and a Phase 2 study
in Crohn's disease is expected in fourth quarter of 2019. PN-943 is
an oral, gut-restricted alpha-4-beta-7 integrin specific antagonist
peptide in clinical development for the potential treatment of
inflammatory bowel disease, with ulcerative colitis as the initial
intended indication.
Protagonist is headquartered in Newark, California. For further information,
please visit http://www.protagonist-inc.com.
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