Cara Therapeutics is cutting its workforce by nearly 50% and ending a Phase III program investigating an oral version of its opioid peptide in patients with chronic kidney disease.
The Stamford, CT-based biotech has been investigating oral difelikefalin against different diseases that cause pruritus — the medical term for itching — but it has faced multiple hurdles in recent months.
By conducting layoffs that include the exit of its head of R&D Frédérique Menzaghi and shuttering its chronic kidney disease program, the company now expects to extend its cash runway into 2026. It had 106 employees as of March 2023.
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