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NEW STUDIES HELP ESTABLISH POTENTIAL OF ARTIFICIAL LIVER SUPPORT DEVICES

Results show limited survival advantage, only in specific patient types
Vienna, Austria, Friday 16th April 2010: Results from two studies presented today at the International Liver
Congress™ 2010 have shown that treatment with extracorporeal devices may not confer a survival advantage for severe liver failure patients, despite positive dialysis effects. However, results among a small sub-group of patients show promise.

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