WARRINGTON, Pa., May 31, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Discovery Laboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq:DSCO) announces publication of the one-year follow-up results from its SELECT and STAR Phase 3 clinical trials for Surfaxin(r), in Pediatrics, the premier medical journal for pediatric healthcare practitioners. The long-term data from the SELECT and STAR trials concluded that Surfaxin demonstrated a statistically significant survival advantage relative to existing animal-derived surfactants, Survanta(r) and Curosurf(r). Surfaxin is pending approval and has received an Approvable Letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention of RDS in premature infants.
