Nektar leaps a third on abuse-deterrent analgesic data

20 March 2017

Shares in the Californian biopharmaceutical firm Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR) went through the roof today on positive news from a pivotal trial of NKTR-181, the company’s opioid analgesic candidate.

Nektar announced that the therapy had met primary and secondary endpoints in the Phase III study, significantly reducing pain in patients with lower back pain.

NKTR-181 is a new chemical entity and the first full mu-opioid agonist designed to provide potent pain relief without the high levels of euphoria that can lead to abuse and addiction with standard opioids.

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