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ImmunoCellular (OTC: IMUC.OB) Notches Deal for New Cancer Stem Cell Vaccine Target by Mike Havrilla, BioMedReports, December 2, 2009. First paragraph:

In an option agreement announced today with MD Anderson Medical Center, ImmunoCellular Therapeutics (OTC: IMUC.OB) has acquired the rights to novel peptides that elicit a T-cell immune response against validated cancer stem cell targets known as the Notch and Numb pathways.

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See also: ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Enters into Option Agreement with The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center for a Novel Cancer Stem Cell Therapy, Business Wire, December 2, 2009.

Patent application: cancer stem cell vaccine technology

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics Announces Filing Of Patent Application For A Novel Cancer Stem Cell Vaccine Technology, Medical News Today, October 12, 2008. The first paragraph:

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics, Ltd. (OTC: IMUC) (IMUC), a biotechnology company, announced the filing of a provisional U.S. patent application relating to its novel vaccine technology targeting cancer stem cells. The vaccine technology is exclusively licensed from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The patent claims are broad and include compositions of peptides for cancer immunotherapy as well as methods for inducing immune responses against tumor antigens in cancer patients.