Vical Incorporated To Present TransVax(TM) CMV Vaccine Phase 2 Results at ICAAC and Host Concurrent Conference Call and Webcast

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq:VICL) today announced plans to present final results from the company’s Phase 2 trial evaluating the potential for its TransVax™ therapeutic DNA vaccine to prevent cytomegalovirus (CMV) reactivation and disease in immunosuppressed hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients. The company’s abstract was accepted for a late-breaker session at the 50th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC, Boston – September 12-15).