NEPHRO CRRT study patient screening has initiated at multiple clinical sites The safety and effectiveness of nafamostat is being assessed in the NEPHRO CRRT registrational study in 166 patients at up to 14 clinical sites Cash and investments at June 30, 2024 of $14.0 million Conference call and webcast to be held Wednesday, August 14, 2024 at 4:30 pm ET SAN MATEO, Calif. , Aug.

14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Talphera, Inc. (Nasdaq: TLPH ), ("Talphera"), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for use in medically supervised settings, today announced second quarter 2024 financial results and provided a corporate update. "We're excited to have initiated the screening of patients at multiple clinical sites in the NEPHRO CRRT registrational study.

We now have finalized clinical trial agreement terms with eight large academic institutions including our potentially highest enrolling sites. We have also received FDA approval to increase the maximum number of study sites from 10 to 14 which we believe will help expedite completion of the study," stated Vince Angotti , CEO of Talphera. "The NEPHRO study should be enrolled and completed efficiently given the measurement of the primary endpoint is at 24 hours, with patients completing the study after 72 hours.

In addition, having Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA potentially provides an advantage for a timely approval of the product candidate next year. Nafamostat .