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VIENNA, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) (“CEL SCI” or the “Company”) today announced it has added a second clinical site for its Phase I clinical trial evaluating peri-anal wart immunotherapy in HIV/HPV co-infected men and women with its investigational cancer immunotherapy Multikine* (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). Dr. Joel Palefsky, world renowned scientist and Key Opinion Leader (KOL) in human papilloma virus (HPV) research and the prevention of anal cancer, has joined the study as a Principal Investigator at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF). UCSF becomes the second clinical site for the study. The first site, the U.S. Naval Medical Center San Diego, continues to enroll patients under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA).
Dr. Joel Palefsky is the Chair of the HPV Working Group of the AIDS Malignancy Consortium (AMC) and is the head of the AMC HPV Virology Core Lab at UCSF. The AMC is a U.S. National Cancer Institute-supported clinical trials group founded in 1995 to support innovative trials for AIDS-related cancers. The AMC is composed of over 37 clinical trials sites worldwide, five Working Groups, an Administrative Office, a Statistical Office, and an Operations and Data Management Office. Collectively, these components develop and oversee the scientific agenda, manage the groups’ portfolio of clinical trials and other scientific-based studies, and help to develop new protocols. Dr. Palefsky has extensive experience in the biology of HPV infection, HPV infection in HIV-positive men and women, HPV vaccines and in the design and implementation of multiple clinical research trials of HPV-related disease.
Having published over 280 papers, Dr. Palefsky is Principal Investigator of the ANCHOR study, an $89 million NIH-funded study of the efficacy of secondary prevention of anal cancer. He is also the Principal Investigator on several laboratory-based and clinical research studies of HPV-associated neoplasia, particularly in the setting of HIV infection. He also specializes in the molecular biology and development of new treatments for HPV. Dr. Palefsky is the founder and immediate past president of the International Anal Neoplasia Society and is currently president of the International Human Papillomavirus Society. He is actively involved in training students in clinical and translational research. Dr. Palefsky has led the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) program at UCSF since its inception in 2001 and has been the leader of the Clinical Translational Science Awards (CTSA) TL1 program at UCSF since its inception in 2006.
“We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Palefsky as a Principal Investigator for our Phase I study and we believe his interest in Multikine is a very important testament of our immunotherapy’s potential in the treatment of HPV related diseases in HIV infected patients,” stated CEL-SCI Chief Executive Officer Geert Kersten. “Dr. Palefsky is widely recognized as one of the world’s top researchers in the field HPV infection in HIV co-infected patients. With his participation through UCSF we anticipate rapid patient enrollment in our Phase I study.”
Anal and genital warts are commonly associated with HPV, the most common sexually transmitted disease. The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named HPV the 4th largest health threat the U.S. will face in 2014. According to the CDC, 360,000 people in the U.S. get genital warts each year. Persistent HPV infection in the anal region is thought to be responsible for up to 80% of anal cancers. HPV is an even more significant health problem in the HIV infected population as individuals are living longer as a result of greatly improved HIV medications, but have difficulty clearing HPV due to their compromised immune system.
About Multikine for HIV/HPV Co-infected Patients
Multikine is being given to HIV/HPV co-infected patients with peri-anal warts based on the results obtained in a Multikine Phase I study conducted at the University of Maryland in which the investigational immunotherapy Multikine was given to HIV/HPV co-infected women with cervical dysplasia. In these patients, visual and histological evidence of clearance of lesions was observed. Elimination of a number of HPV strains was also determined by in situ polymerase chain reaction (PCR) performed on tissue biopsy collected before and after Multikine treatment. The study investigators reported that the study volunteers in this study all appeared to tolerate the Multikine treatment with no reported serious adverse events. The treatment regimen utilized in the Multikine cervical study in HIV/HPV co-infected patient volunteers is identical to the regimen being administered in the current Phase I study of HIV/HPV co-infected patient volunteers with peri-anal warts that is in progress at the U.S. Naval Medical Center San Diego and the University of California San Francisco.
About CEL-SCI Corporation
CEL-SCI’s work is focused on finding the best way to activate the immune system to fight cancer and infectious diseases. Its lead investigational therapy, Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection), is currently being studied in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial as a potential neoadjuvant treatment for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. If the study endpoint, which is a 10% improvement in overall survival of the subjects treated with the Multikine treatment regimen plus the current standard of care (SOC) as compared to subjects treated with the current SOC only, is satisfied, the study results will be used to support applications that the Company plans to submit to regulatory agencies in order to seek commercial marketing approvals for Multikine in major markets around the world. Additional clinical indications for Multikine that are being investigated include the treatment of cervical dysplasia in HIV/HPV co-infected women, and the treatment of peri-anal warts in HIV/HPV co-infected men and women. A Phase 1 trial of the former indication has been completed at the University of Maryland.
CEL-SCI is also developing its pre-clinical L.E.A.P.S. (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) technology for the potential treatment of pandemic influenza in hospitalized patients and as a potential vaccine for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
The Company has operations in Vienna, Virginia, and in/near Baltimore, Maryland. For more information, please visit www.cel-sci.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. When used in this press release, the words “intends,” “believes,” “anticipated,” “plans” and “expects,” and similar expressions, are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, an inability to duplicate the clinical results demonstrated in clinical studies, timely development of any potential products that can be shown to be safe and effective, receiving necessary regulatory approvals, difficulties in manufacturing any of the Company's potential products, inability to raise the necessary capital and the risk factors set forth from time to time in CEL-SCI Corporation’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including but not limited to its report on Form 10-K and 10-K/A for the year ended September 30, 2014. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly release the result of any revision to these forward-looking statements which may be made to reflect the events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
*Multikine is the trademark that CEL-SCI has registered for this investigational therapy, and this proprietary name is subject to FDA review in connection with the Company’s future anticipated regulatory submission for approval. Multikine has not been licensed or approved for sale, barter or exchange by the FDA or any other regulatory agency. Similarly, its safety or efficacy have not been established for any use. Moreover, no definitive conclusions can be drawn from the early-phase, clinical-trials data involving the investigational therapy Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection). Further research is required, and early-phase clinical trial results must be confirmed in the Phase 3 clinical trial of this investigational therapy that is currently in progress.
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