CSL Behring Reaches Primary Endpoint in Clinical Study of C1-INH for Treatment of Hereditary ...(er start of study drug administration co...),Health

Date:11/26/2007

er start of study drug administration compared to baseline, showed also significant improvement (p= 0.001, one sided), as did time to the complete resolution of HAE symptoms (p= 0.024, one sided). Dose comparison revealed that the 20 Units C1-INH/kg was significant versus placebo. The 10 Units C1-INH/kg was superior to placebo, but was not significant.

"C1-INH really made a difference in improving the quality of my life and that of many other HAE patients," said Henrik Boysen, chairman of the Patient Association for HAE in Denmark.

"We are excited that the track is set to make this product available in many countries where currently no licensed product is available."

For more information about HAE, visit http://www.allabouthae.com.

About CSL Behring

CSL Behring is a global leader in the plasma protein biotherapeutics industry. Passionate about improving the quality of patients' lives, CSL Behring manufactures and markets a range of safe and effective plasma-derived and recombinant products and related services. The company's therapies are used in the treatment of immune deficiency disorders, hemophilia, von Willebrand disease, other bleeding disorders and inherited emphysema. Other products are used for the prevention of hemolytic diseases in the newborn, in cardiac surgery, organ transplantation and in the treatment of burns. The company also operates one of the world's largest plasma collection networks, ZLB Plasma. CSL Behring is a subsidiary of CSL Limited, a biopharmaceutical company with headquarters in Melbourne, Australia. For more information, visit http://www.cslbehring.com.

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