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CEL-SCI Corporation announced that during November it has added seven new clinical sites to its global pivotal Phase III head and neck cancer trial for its investigational immunotherapy Multikine* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). Patient screening has begun at new clinical centers in France, Turkey, Poland, Sri Lanka, Russia and Taiwan.

CEL-SCI Corporation today announced that during the month of July the Company enrolled 14 patients with advanced primary, not yet treated, head and neck cancer into its global pivotal Phase III head and neck cancer trial for its investigational immunotherapy Multikine* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). A total of 47 patients were enrolled over the past three months, with 14 in May, 19 in June, and 14 in July. This marks a 15% increase over the prior three month period when a total of 41 patients were enrolled.

CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that it has been awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant in the amount of $225,000 from the National Institute of Arthritis Muscoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The grant will fund the further development of CEL-SCI’s LEAPS technology as a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune disease of the joints. According to Visiongain, the world rheumatoid arthritis drug market will generate revenues of $38.5 billion in 2017.

CEL-SCI Corporation announced that during the month of June the Company enrolled 19 patients with advanced primary, not yet treated, head and neck cancer into its global pivotal Phase III head and neck cancer trial for its investigational immunotherapy Multikine* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). A total of 54 patients were enrolled over the past three months, with 21 enrolled in April, 14 in May, and 19 in June. This marks a 93% increase over the prior three month period when a total of 28 patients were enrolled, with 8 in January, 6 in February, and 14 in March. Since the beginning of 2014, the Company has enrolled a total of 82 patients. This compares with 10 patients enrolled in the first half of 2013.

CEL-SCI Corporation announced that the United Kingdom’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has granted regulatory approval to begin the Company’s Phase III Head and Neck Cancer clinical trial of its investigational cancer immunotherapy treatment Multikine* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) in the United Kingdom (UK). The UK becomes the 13th country to join the trial. Several hospitals and medical clinics in the UK are expected to participate in the Phase III trial for the treatment of head and neck cancer.

CEL-SCI Corporation today announced that the University of Cincinnati Cancer Institute is the latest medical center in the U.S. to join its Phase III head and neck cancer clinical trial of its investigational cancer immunotherapy treatment Multikine* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). CEL-SCI’s study is already active in dozens of clinical centers in 12 countries and is expected to expand to a total of 20 countries with an estimated 880 patients to be enrolled by the end of 2015. According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology, head and neck cancers account for about 3% to 5% of all cancers in the United States.

CEL-SCI Corporation today announced that during the month of April 2014 the Company enrolled 21 patients with advanced primary, not yet treated, head and neck cancer into its global Phase III head and neck cancer trial for its investigational immunotherapy Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). This marks a substantial increase over the previous monthly record of 14 patients in March 2014.

CEL-SCI Corporation today announced its Phase III Head and Neck Cancer clinical trial of its investigational cancer immunotherapy treatment Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) has activated another U.S. clinical site at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine's Simmons Cancer Institute in Springfield, Illinois. The Illinois site, which has become part of the world's largest Phase III trial for head and neck cancer with dozens of hospitals and clinical centers in 12 countries, has now officially joined the study. According to the National Cancer Institute, researchers estimated that about 52,000 men and women in the U.S. will be diagnosed with head and neck cancers annually.

CEL-SCI Corporation, a late-stage oncology company, today announced that the Company is a Gold Sponsor of the Congress on Head and Neck Oncology (ECHNO 2014), which will be held in Liverpool, England from April 24th through 26th, 2014. CEL-SCI will sponsor a symposium regarding its investigational immunotherapy candidate Multikine®* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) and its ongoing Phase III head and neck cancer trial with Multikine. Company representatives will be available at conference booth #10.

CEL-SCI Corporation today announced that the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, Michigan is the latest U.S. clinical center to join the Company's Phase III head and neck cancer clinical trial of its investigational cancer immunotherapy treatment Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). CEL-SCI is currently expanding and accelerating patient enrollment in its trial. The Company expects to rapidly expand the number of clinical sites active in the U.S. As the world's largest Phase III trial for head and neck cancer, CEL-SCI's study is already active in dozens of clinical centers in 12 countries and is expected to expand to a total of 20 countries by the end of 2015.