LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (“ImmunoCellular Therapeutics” or the Company”)(OTCBB: IMUC), a biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immune-based cancer therapies, announced the issuance of a U.S. patent relating to a technology for the treatment of cancer for which the Company holds an exclusive, worldwide license. Patent No. 7,939,090, entitled “System and method for the treatment of cancer, including cancers of the central nervous system,” covers the combination of a dendritic cell based vaccine combined either before or concurrently with chemotherapy at the recurrence of the disease. The Company believes that in the treatment of cancer, particularly cancers of the central nervous system such as glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a dual therapeutic approach that includes the administration of a dendritic cell-based cancer vaccine combined with a regimen of chemotherapy could substantially enhance the clinical efficacy of treatment.
