LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTCBB:IMUC) announced today the commencement of a Phase I clinical trial of its lead brain tumor vaccine product candidate. The vaccine trial, which is being conducted at the newly dedicated Johnny L. Cochran, Jr. Brain Tumor Center at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, is being funded by IMUC and is designed to evaluate safety/toxicity, feasibility and biological activity. The trial should also provide a preliminary indication of whether the vaccine is generating an immune response in patients, one of the necessary preconditions to the vaccine being effective. Approximately 30 patients are expected to be enrolled in the trial, which should take approximately 12 to 18 months to complete.
