Antigenics, Inc

Vical Inc.


10390 Pacific Center Courter
San Diego, CA 92121

USA


Phone: (858) 646-1100
Fax: (858) 646-1157
Email: aengbring@vical.com
Web Site: http://www.vical.com/

 

A. Company Profile

 

Vical (NASDAQ:VICL) is a biotech company and focuses on the products based on DNA delivery technologies for the prevention and treatment of life-threatening diseases, including cancer.

B. Products

 

 

Product Pipelines

 

 

Product

 

 

Indication

 

Clinical Status

 

Allovectin-7

 

Metastatic Melanoma

 

Phase III

 

IL-2/EP

 

Metastatic Melanoma

 

Phase I

 

1. Allovectin-7

 

Allovectin-7 is a DNA plasmid/lipid complex containing the DNA sequences encoding HLA-B7 and ࢸ microglobulin, which together form a Major Histocompatibility Complex, or MHC, Class I antigen. This type of antigen can trigger a potent immune response against foreign tissues, such as that seen in organ transplant rejections. Allovectin-7 is injected directly into tumors, and is designed to make malignant cells more visible to the immune system. The treatment may trigger an immune response against tumor cells, both locally and systemically, by enabling the immune system to recognize other features of tumor cells.

 

2. IL-2/EP

 

IL-2/EP is an enhanced delivery of plasmids encoding human IL-2