On May 1, 2015 CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) reported that in April it enrolled 31 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) (Press release, Cel-Sci, MAY 1, 2015, View Source [SID:1234506575]). April marks the 4th consecutive month of record enrollment for CEL-SCI this year following January, February and March, 2015. Enrollment was 24 patients in January, 25 patients in February and 29 patients in March. Four hundred thirty-seven (437) patients have been enrolled in the Phase III study as of April 30, 2015.
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"We are very pleased with the enrollment, particularly since there were major holidays this month that made enrollment much more difficult," stated CEL-SCI Chief Executive Officer Geert Kersten.
About Multikine Phase III Study
The Multikine Phase III study is enrolling patients with advanced primary, not yet treated, head and neck cancer. The objective of the study is to demonstrate a statistically significant improvement in the overall survival of enrolled patients who are treated with the Multikine treatment regimen plus Standard of Care (SOC) vs. subjects who are treated with SOC only.
About Multikine
Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection) is an investigational immunotherapeutic agent that is being tested in an open-label, randomized, controlled, global pivotal Phase III clinical trial as a potential first-line treatment for advanced primary head and neck cancer. If approved for use following completion of CEL-SCI’s clinical development program for head and neck cancer, Multikine would be a different type of therapy in the fight against cancer; one that appears to have the potential to work with the body’s natural immune system in the fight against tumors. The trial is expected to expand into a total of approximately 100 clinical centers in about 25 countries.
Multikine is also being tested in a Phase I study under a CRADA (Cooperative Research and Development Agreement) with the U.S. Naval Medical Center, San Diego as a potential treatment for peri-anal warts in HIV/HPV co-infected men and women. CEL-SCI has entered into two co-development agreements with Ergomed to further the development of Multikine for cervical dysplasia/neoplasia in women who are co-infected with HIV and HPV and for peri-anal warts in men and women who are co-infected with HIV and HPV.