BURLINGTON, Mass., Aug. 14, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Coronado Biosciences, Inc., (Nasdaq:CNDO), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel immunotherapy agents for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer, announced today the initiation of TRUST- I (TRichUris Suis ova Trial), a Phase 2 clinical trial of TSO (Trichuris suis ova or CNDO-201) in patients with Crohn’s disease. TSO, the microscopic eggs of the porcine whipworm, is a novel, orally administered, natural immunomodulator that regulates T-Cells and inflammatory cytokines.