Protagonist Therapeutics Announces Two Oral Presentations Accepted for 23rd Congress of the European Hematology Association

NEWARK, Calif., May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: PTGX) today announced that clinical and preclinical abstracts for PTG-300, the Company's injectable hepcidin mimetic in development for treatment of anemia and iron overload in rare blood disorders, have been accepted for oral presentations at the 23^rd Congress of the European Hematology Association (EHA). The Annual Congress of EHA, a flagship meeting with 11,000 participants that encompasses the entire spectrum of hematological diseases, takes place in Stockholm, Sweden, June 14-17, 2018.

The details of the oral presentations are as follows:

Presentation Title: Hepcidin mimetic PTG-300 for treatment of ineffective erythropoiesis and chronic anemia in hemoglobinopathy diseases
Date and Time: Saturday, June 16 from 11:45 AM to 12:00 PM CEST 
Session: Thalassemias
Location: Stockholm International Fairs Convention Center, Room K2

Presentation Title: Hepcidin Mimetic PTG-300 induces dose-related and sustained reductions in serum iron and transferrin saturation in healthy subjects 
Date and Time: Saturday, June 16 from 5:00 PM to 5:15 PM CEST 
Session: Iron metabolism, deficiency and overload
Location: Stockholm International Fairs Convention Center, Room A13

About Protagonist Therapeutics
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. PTG100 is an oral alpha-4-beta-7 integrin antagonist peptide that is under evaluation for potential treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. The company's interleukin-23 receptor antagonist peptide, PTG-200, is currently in a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers to support a Phase 2 study in Crohn's disease. The IL-12/23 pathway blockade is an approach that has been validated through an FDA-approved injectable antibody drug. The company has entered into a worldwide license and collaboration agreement with Janssen Biotech for the clinical development of PTG-200. Protagonist has also applied its innovative peptide platform outside of the GI disease areas and is developing an injectable hepcidin mimetic, PTG-300, for the potential treatment of anemia and iron overload related to rare blood diseases with an initial focus on beta-thalassemia. The Company has completed a Phase 1 clinical trial with PTG-300, which established pharmacodynamic-based clinical proof-of-concept in normal healthy volunteers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted Orphan Drug Designation to PTG-300 for beta-thalassemia.

Protagonist is headquartered in Newark, California, with pre-clinical and clinical staff in California and discovery operations in both California and Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. For further information, please visit http://www.protagonist-inc.com.

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