SAN DIEGO, Oct. 27, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MediciNova, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company traded on the NASDAQ Global Market (Nasdaq:MNOV) and the Jasdaq Market of the Osaka Securities Exchange (4875), announced initiation of a Phase 1b clinical trial with MN-221 in patients with stable, moderate-to-severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) involving multiple administrations of intravenous (i.v.) MN-221 over several days in typical patients with concomitant illnesses. The trial is scheduled to commence enrollment by the end of the year.
