CEL-SCI to Conduct First Clinical Study of Investigational LEAPS-H1N1 Treatment for Hospitalized H1N1 Infected Patients at Johns Hopkins University School o...( VIENNA Va. Nov. 6 /- CEL-SCI Corporat...),Health

VIENNA, Va., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE Amex: CVM), a developer of vaccines and therapeutics for the prevention and treatment of infectious diseases and a late-stage oncology company, announced today that an Institutional Review Board of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (Johns Hopkins) has given clearance for the Company's first clinical study to proceed. As a result, Johns Hopkins will host the study, which will be led by Principal Investigator Jonathan M. Zenilman, MD, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Diseases Division, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. As previously announced, this initial study will involve taking blood from hospitalized, laboratory-confirmed H1N1 patients and activating their cells with the LEAPS H1N1 investigational therapy in order to assess the cells' response as the basis for the planned future treatment of this patient population under a next-stage clinical trial protocol.

In September, the Company announced that the FDA had indicated that the Company could commence this study. In order for FDA to fully consider a next-stage clinical trial to evaluate LEAPS-H1N1 treatment of hospitalized patients with laboratory-confirmed H1N1 Pandemic Flu under an Exploratory IND, FDA has asked CEL-SCI to submit a detailed follow-up regulatory filing with extensive additional data.

"We are pleased that such a prestigious medical center has given clearance to proceed with this first study of our LEAPS-H1N1 treatment," said Geert Kersten, CEL-SCI's Chief Executive Officer. "Given the nature and severity of the virus, we are working diligently with our CRO and Johns Hopkins, and actively preparing submissions to the FDA, to support the fastest and most effective way to conduct clinical trials going forward for this unique investig
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