ORLANDO, Fla., Oct. 24, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) today announced that a review of the company’s progress toward clinical testing of its Vaxfectin®-formulated therapeutic vaccine against herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) will be presented at the 2nd International Conference and Exhibition on Cell & Gene Therapy, held in Orlando, Florida. Published results from preclinical therapeutic vaccine studies demonstrated significant reduction in recurrence of viral lesions and viral shedding in HSV-2 infected guinea pigs. A Phase 1/2 clinical trial of the vaccine is expected to begin in late 2013.
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