Knopp Biosciences Reported Steroid-sparing Effects of Dexpramipexole in HES at American Society of Hematology 2016 Annual Meeting

Knopp Biosciences LLC today announced the presentation of data from an ongoing, open-label pilot-study of dexpramipexole in hypereosinophilic syndromes (HES) demonstrating hematological responses, symptom improvement, and steroid sparing in a subset of subjects with steroid-dependent HES.

Full results from the completed study, including data from the secondary endpoints and bone marrow studies, will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. In the abstract, the NIAID investigators noted, “Dexpramipexole showed remarkable efficacy as a steroid-sparing agent without apparent toxicity in a subset of subjects with steroid-responsive HES.”

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