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9,395 Women Enrolled in Trial Sponsored by Medical Research Council

LEXINGTON, Mass., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Indevus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDEV) announced today the completion of enrollment in Protocol MDP 301, a Phase III clinical trial of PRO 2000, the Company's candidate vaginal microbicide for the prevention of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections. The trial is sponsored by the United Kingdom's Medical Research Council (MRC) and conducted by the Microbicides Development Programme (MDP), an international partnership of researchers established to develop microbicides for the prevention of HIV transmission. This trial enrolled 9,395 women at clinics in South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. Results from this trial are expected to be available by the end of 2009.

This is the second large trial testing the safety and effectiveness of the 0.5% dose of PRO 2000 and the largest trial of any microbicide to date. In July 2007, enrollment of 3,100 women was completed in Protocol HPTN 035 sponsored by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Results from the HPTN 035 trial are expected to be available by early 2009.

"The completion of enrollment in this trial marks a significant milestone for Indevus, our shareholders and for women who may benefit from a product that provides a female-controlled option for HIV and STD prevention," said Glenn L. Cooper, M.D., chairman and chief executive officer of Indevus. "We have now completed enrollment in two pivotal trials with over 12,000 women participating. If the trials are successful, we expect to be in a position to file marketing applications with regulatory authorities, in
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