Protara Therapeutics Announces Results From THRIVE-1, A Study Evaluating The Prevalence Of Choline Deficiency And Liver Injury In Patients Dependent On Parenteral Support; Expects To Dose First Patient In Pivotal PK Trial For IV Choline Chloride In Q1 2025

• 78% of patients dependent on parenteral support were choline deficient, with 63% of these patients demonstrating liver dysfunction, including steatosis, cholestasis, and hepatobiliary injury
• IV Choline Chloride could fill a significant unmet medical need for this population
  
• Company expects to dose first patient in pivotal PK trial for IV Choline Chloride in Q1 2025
  

NEW YORK, Sept. 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Protara Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:TARA), a clinical-stage company developing transformative therapies for the treatment of cancer and rare diseases, today announced the results of THRIVE-1, a prospective, observational study evaluating the prevalence of choline deficiency and liver injury in patients dependent on parenteral support (PS). Results from the study were featured during a poster session at the 46th European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Congress (ESPEN), from September 7, 2024, to September 10, 2024, in Milan.

The study found that 78% of patients who are dependent on PS were choline deficient, and that 63% of choline deficient participants had liver dysfunction, including steatosis, cholestasis, and hepatobiliary injury, underscoring the need for intravenous (IV) choline supplementation in this patient population. Protara is developing IV Choline Chloride, an investigational phospholipid substrate replacement therapy, as a source of choline when oral or enteral nutrition is not possible, insufficient, or contraindicated.