May 5, 2010 (FinancialWire) — Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. (AMEX: HEB) has set up an independent data monitoring committee to oversee its various drug development programs.

The principal role of an independent DMC is to perform interim analyses of the clinical outcome data and to insure the safety of patients in clinical trials. The DMC also plays a critical role in studies that may use adaptive design wherein trial design modifications can be made after patient enrollment has started. Adaptive design will enable Hemispherx to respond to data collected during the trial which may include dropping a treatment arm, modifying the sample size, etc, to increase statistical probability of reaching the desired therapeutic outcome.

The three members of the DMC are Thomas R. Zimmerman Jr., MD, F.A.A.N., Philip R. Roane, Jr., Ph.D. and Anita F. Das, Ph.D. Dr. Zimmerman will act as chairman. They will be the core members of the DMC and, from time to time, they may be supplemented by experts who bring knowledge of a given indication, geographic familiarity for particular studies.

Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc. is an advanced specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the clinical development of new drug entities for treatment of seriously debilitating disorders.

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