VIENNA, Va., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CEL-SCI Corporation announced today that Dr. Kenneth S. Rosenthal, Professor of Immunology and Microbiology of Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy, reported on work conducted in collaboration with scientists at the Cleveland Clinic and CEL-SCI on CEL-SCI’s LEAPS vaccine technology. The data was presented at the 7th GTCbio Vaccine: “All Things Considered” Conference in Crystal City, Virginia.
Dr. Rosenthal commented, “LEAPS immunogens are unique in their ability to simultaneously produce and activate a specific type of dendritic cell that can turn on or modulate antigen specific T cell responses without generating the pro-inflammatory cytokines associated with cytokine storm. The ability to activate the desired immune response should make LEAPS immunogens inherently safe vaccines. Finding of similar results for mouse and human cells in our laboratory studies adds confidence that the effects in the body will be the same in mice and man. “
CEL-SCI’s L.E.A.P.S.(TM) (Ligand Epitope Antigen Presentation System) technology allows the Company to direct an immune response against specific disease epitopes. In the case of CEL-SCI’s investigational LEAPS-H1N1 treatment, this involves non-changing regions of H1N1 Pandemic Flu, Avian Flu (H5N1), and the Spanish Flu. This is intended to enable stimulation of the specifically-needed immune responses, while avoiding the administration of regions of H1N1, and other viruses, which may exacerbate the problem of cytokine storm, which CEL-SCI scientists believe may be involved in the death of some H1N1 patients.
CEL-SCI Corporation is developing products that empower immune defenses. Its lead product is Multikine(R) which is being readied for a global Phase III trial in advanced primary head and neck cancer. CEL-SCI is also developing a treatment for hospitalized H1N1 patients using it’s L.E.A.P.S. technology platform, and expects to soon finish the validation of it’s state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Maryland.
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