NPS Pharma Says sNDA Submitted for Gattex STEPS 2 Data, Shows Sustained Effects

NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

, a biopharmaceutical company pioneering and delivering therapies that transform the lives of patients with rare diseases worldwide, today reported that results from the company's STEPS 2 study of GATTEX® (teduglutide) in patients with Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS) were accepted for presentation at the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course in San Diego, California, October 11-16, 2013. STEPS 2 was a two-year open-label extension study that involved 88 adult SBS patients with short bowel syndrome. The abstract entitled, “Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Teduglutide for the Treatment of Intestinal Failure Associated with Short Bowel Syndrome: Final Results of the Steps-2 Study, a 2-year, Multicenter, Open-label Clinical Trial” by