VIENNA, Va.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–
CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT:CVM) today announced that in 2014 it enrolled close to 200 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). This annual enrollment represents an eight-fold increase over enrollment of 24 patients in 2013, the year during which CEL-SCI dismissed its prior clinical research organization (CRO) and replaced it with new CROs, Aptiv and Ergomed. Twenty one (21) patients were enrolled in the study during the month of December.
“During 2014 we enrolled more patients than we did in several years when we worked with our prior CRO. As we continue to work with our new CROs, we expect strong continued growth in monthly and quarterly patient enrollment for the balance of 2015,” stated CEL-SCI Chief Executive Officer Geert Kersten.
A total of 880 patients are expected to be enrolled through approximately 100 clinical centers in about 20 countries by the end of 2015 in the world’s largest Phase III trial for head and neck cancer. 328 patients have been enrolled in the study by the end of December 2014.
