Additional Relevant Details California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) has approved a grant award to Capricor for approximately $3.38 million to support the Company's Phase I/II HOPE-Duchenne (Halt cardiomyOPathy progrEssion in Duchenne) clinical trial investigating CAP-1002, a cardiac cell therapy, in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD)-associated cardiomyopathy.  In February 2016, Capricor announced the first treatment in this study.