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Vical (VICL) Commences Vaxfectin-Formulated, Bivalent, Therapeutic DNA Vaccine Phase 2 for HSV-2

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Vical Announces Initiation of a Phase 2 Trial of Its HSV-2 Therapeutic DNA Vaccine for Genital Herpes

September 26, 2016 6:30 AM EDT

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vical Incorporated (Nasdaq: VICL) announced today the initiation of a Phase 2 trial of the companys Vaxfectin-formulated, bivalent, therapeutic DNA vaccine for herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection. The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of the vaccine in approximately 225 healthy adults aged 18 to 50 years with symptomatic genital HSV-2 infection at up to 15 U.S. clinical sites.

About one in six persons between the ages of 14 and 49 is infected with HSV-2. Given the substantial unmet need for... More