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New FREEDOM Data Adds to Compelling Evidence in Support of More Frequent Home Hemodialysis with NxStage System One

Date:11/10/2011

LAWRENCE, Mass. and PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Booth # 407 at The American Society of Nephrology (ASN)'s Kidney Week 2011 -- NxStage^® Medical, Inc. (Nasdaq: NXTM), a leading manufacturer of innovative dialysis products, today announced the latest interim results from its ongoing FREEDOM (Following Rehabilitation, Economics and Everyday-Dialysis Outcome Measurements) study, showing patients experience a better overall quality of life while undergoing more frequent dialysis with the NxStage System One™, including more satisfaction with physical intimacy. In addition, patients who had received more frequent dialysis with the System One for 12 months were clearly motivated and unlikely to consider returning to their prior dialysis modality.

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The ongoing FREEDOM study is the largest study of its kind to measure the clinical and economic benefits of daily home hemodialysis treatment, as compared to conventional, thrice-weekly in-center hemodialysis treatment for patients requiring dialysis therapy. The following interim results from the FREEDOM study were self-reported after a 12-month period. Specifically, significant improvements identified in this planned interim analysis included:

Patients reported a better overall quality of life (as reported on a 10-point Likert scale with 0 = worst, 10 = best).
- The baseline score improved from 6.4 to 7.0. (Index: P<0.0001)
Patients reported more satisfaction with physical intimacy (as reported on a 10-point Likert scale with 0 = least satisfied, 10 = most satisfied).
- The baseline score improved from 4.9 to 5.7. (Index: P=0.0005)
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