Human Genome Sciences to Host July 20 Conference Call to Discuss Top-Line Phase 3 Results for Benlysta(TM) (Formerly Lymphostat-B(R)) in Systemic Lupus Ery...( ROCKVILLE Maryland July 1 -- Human G...)

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, July 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HGSI) today announced that it expects to have top-line results available on Monday, July 20, from BLISS-52, the first of two pivotal Phase 3 clinical trials of BENLYSTA(TM) (belimumab, formerly LymphoStat-B(R)) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

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Senior management will host a conference call to discuss the results on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 8:15 AM Eastern. The BLISS-52 data will be submitted for full presentation at an appropriate scientific meeting.

Investors may listen to the call by dialing 888-632-5010 or 913-312-0402, passcode 8364417, five to 10 minutes before the start of the call. A replay of the conference call will be available within a few hours after the call ends. Investors may listen to the replay by dialing 888-203-1112 or 719-457-0820, confirmation code 8364417.

This conference call also will be webcast and may be accessed at www.hgsi.com. Investors interested in listening to the live webcast should log on before the conference call begins in order to download any software required. The archive of the conference call will remain available for several days.

The mission of HGS is to apply great science and great medicine to bring innovative drugs to patients with unmet medical needs.

HGS, Human Genome Sciences, BENLYSTA and LymphoStat-B are trademarks of Human Genome Sciences, Inc.

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