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5-year head & neck cancer survival increased from 45% to 73% in CEL-SCI's target population with Multikine cutting risk of death in half, as presented at leading cancer conference ESMO 2023.

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Published:25th Oct 2023

CEL-SCI Corporation announced that it has finalized the selection criteria for the head and neck cancer target population to be treated with the Company’s immunotherapy drug Multikine (Leukocyte Interleukin, Injection)

Five-year survival in the target population was 73% alive for Multikine-treated patients vs only 45% alive in the control who did not receive Multikine, with the five-year risk of death cut in half for Multikine-treated subjects in the target population versus the control. These data, which are statistically significant and accompanied by strong hazard ratios, are a crucial achievement on the path for the approval of Multikine. CEL-SCI presented the data for the first time at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress in Spain on October 22, 2023.

CEL-SCI’s pivotal Phase III study tested Multikine in newly diagnosed locally advanced head and neck cancer patients. The study demonstrated a nearly 4-year median overall survival benefit for Multikine treated patients who were treated with surgery and radiotherapy versus the control group who did not receive Multikine. The dire need for a new and effective treatment for newly diagnosed locally advanced primary head and neck cancer is widely recognized in the medical community.

Condition: Head & Neck Cancer
Type: drug

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