ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd gives Site Update for Phase II trial of ICT-107

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (“ImmunoCellular” or the “Company”) (OTCBB: IMUC), a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, provided an update today on clinical trial site activity and patient enrollment for its Phase II clinical trial of ICT-107, the Company’s dendritic cell based cancer vaccine candidate targeting multiple tumor antigens for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). To date, the Company has initiated the trial in 12 centers, with plans to increase the overall number of sites to 20 or more. ImmunoCellular has received Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval from a total of 18 trial sites. IRB approval is required prior to conducting clinical trials at medical centers. The trial is expected to enroll approximately 150-160 patients to treat 102 patients with HLA-A1/A2 immunological subtypes. There are 36 patients enrolled in the study to date. Enrollment for the trial is expected to be completed by Q2, 2012 and an interim analysis is expected at the end of 2012.