Preliminary clinical findings on NEUMUNE as a potential treatment for acute radiation syndrome.

5-androstenediol (5-AED) has been advanced as a possible countermeasure for treating the haematological component of acute radiation syndrome (ARS). It has been used in animal models to stimulate both innate and adaptive immunity and treat infection and radiation-induced immune suppression. We here report on the safety, tolerability and haematologic activity of 5-AED in four double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled studies on healthy adults including elderly subjects.

5-androstenediol improves survival in clinically unsupported rhesus monkeys with radiation-induced myelosuppression.

We previously reported that five daily intramuscular doses of 5-androstenediol (AED), a naturally occurring adrenal steroid hormone, stimulated multilineage recovery of bone marrow in rhesus monkeys with radiation-induced myelosuppression after 4.0 Gy total body irradiation (TBI). Here we report the effect of AED on the survival of eighty rhesus macaques that received a 6.

Reduction of parasite levels in patients with uncomplicated malaria by treatment with HE2000.

16alpha-Bromoepiandrosterone (HE2000) is a synthetic androstane steroid that has immune effects in pre-clinical models of malaria, tuberculosis, and infection with human immunodeficiency virus. In pilot studies, 42 patients with confirmed uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria were treated with a seven-day course of HE2000 by either buccal administration or intramuscular injection. Of the 42 patients, 41 showed a 50% reduction in blood levels of parasites, the primary endpoint of the study.

Improvement in immune parameters and human immunodeficiency virus-1 viral response in individuals treated with 16alpha-bromoepiandrosterone (HE2000).

A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study examined the safety, tolerance, immunological effect and anti-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) activity of sub-cutaneously administered HE2000 (16alpha-bromoepiandrosterone) as monotherapy in treatment-naïve patients with HIV-1. Twenty-four patients received five sequential daily doses of 50 or 100 mg of HE2000 or placebo every 6 weeks for up to three courses, and were followed thereafter for 3 months. HE2000 was safe, with transient injection site reactions being the main side-effect.