The follow
-up study indicated that Multikine treatment
resulted in a substantial increase in the survival of
patients. Improved local regional control of the tumor is considered by many
surgeons and oncologists
to be an important measurement of the success of a
head + neck cancer drug. Such statements are
subject to risks and uncertainties which
could cause actual results to differ materially from those
projected.
ulcers neck
syndrome dental
Multikine is a patented immunotherapeutic agent consisting of a mixture of
naturally
occurring cytokines, including interleukins, interferons, chemokines
and colony-stimulating factors
, currently being developed for treatment of
cancer.
Oral cancer can spread quickly.conditions lip
, CEL-SCI
Corporation
(Amex: CVM) announces positive results from a long-term follow-up study of
head +
neck cancer patients treated with its drug Multikine(R) in a Phase II
clinical trial.
We are very
excited by these results and hope to repeat these very promising
results in our Phase III clinical
trial. government support, have shown protection against a number of diseases in
animal tests and
are being tested against diseases associated with bio-defense
and avian flu.conditions caries
Both survival and local
regional control of the
tumor are stated endpoints in CEL-SCI's planned Phase III clinical trial
. Other products, in the pre-clinical stage and funded with
U. They found that
saliva from the
patients with Sjogren's has both increased amounts of proteins
related to inflammation and a decreased
amount of proteins produced by
salivary glands.digestive ulcers
David Wong's laboratory at the School of Dentistry
at UCLA have
discovered that seven RNAs, molecules that carry information in cells, when
found
in saliva are very useful for oral cancer detection.
bruxism joint
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Today, at the 35th
Annual Meeting
of the American Association for Dental Research, Wong's
research team is reporting for the first
time that they have developed a
standardized "Saliva RNA Test for Oral Cancer" ready for clinical
usage. Future studies are planned to determine whether these protein
levels could be useful in diagnosing
Sjogren's syndrome.abscess symptoms
The results
of the Phase II trial follow-up study showed that the Multikine
-treated
patients had substantially increased survival rates and achieved a higher rate
of 2-year
local regional control as compared to the survival and the 2-year
local regional control rates published
in the scientific literature (39
clinical trials between 1987 and 2004 in a similar population of
head + neck
cancer patients).S.
Currently, the early detection of oral cancer depends on a
thorough oral
cancer examination, usually by a dentist or other qualified health care
provider
, for possible signs and symptoms of this disease.ulcers toothaches
The majority of oral cancers are diagnosed in
late
stages, which accounts for the high death rates. The saliva oral
cancer RNA signature has been tested
in over 300 saliva samples from oral
cancer patients and healthy people, and the signature is always
present in
higher levels in the saliva of oral cancer patients than in saliva from
healthy people
, with an overall accuracy rate of about 85%.toothaches dentistry
CEL-SCI has recently completed the submission of all
of
the additional information the FDA requested and awaits the FDA's response. Patients suffer from constant
dryness of the mouth and eyes,
as well as many other systemic problems.caries bruxism
"
CEL-SCI received
the go-ahead for its proposed Phase III trial from the
Canadian drug regulatory authority in August
2005.
CEL-SCI Corporation is developing new immune system based treatments for
cancer and
infectious diseases.The First Clinical Test for Saliva-Based Oral Cancer Detection: Ready Now!
ORLANDO, Fla.joint mouth
The Phase II study, which used the same Multikine treatment protocol as
proposed
for the Phase III trial, included advanced primary head + neck cancer
patients who were scheduled
for their first cancer treatment.
The median follow-up period for the patients was 3.neck lip
Results
from this study were published in a leading cancer publication, the Journal of
Clinical Oncology
(Timar et al, JCO, 23(15): May 2005). At this time, CEL-SCI cannot provide the detailed results
of
this long-term follow-up study of Multikine treatment as the data are
currently being prepared for
publication. Following each of these meetings the FDA requested that additional
information be provided
. 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 SEC filings, including
but not limited to its report on Form 10-
K/A for the year ended September 30, 2004. Only half of
those
diagnosed with the disease will survive more than five years. This is the first
standardized
saliva-based test for clinical oral cancer detection and will
have enormous clinical value in reducing
the mortality and morbidity for oral
cancer patients, as well as improving their quality of life
.joint dentistry
In this recent study, the scientists
analyzed saliva from patients with and without
Sjogren's syndrome to find out
whether the amounts and types of salivary proteins differed.signup emedicine
The same
proposed Phase III
trial was submitted to and discussed with the United States Food and Drug
Administration
(FDA) in two separate End of Phase II meetings held during
2005.
When used in this report
, the words "intends," "believes," "anticipated"
and "expects" and similar expressions are intended
to identify forward-looking
statements. Scientists are
working on technologies and biomarkers
for the early detection of oral cancer.bruxism cavity
The disease kills approximately one person every hour.
The next important step is to turn these scientific findings into clinical
tests that can be used
for early oral cancer detection.Conditions and diseases related to Dentistry
periodontal joint
In addition,
Multikine
treatment also improved local regional control of the patients'
tumors. The Company has operations
in Vienna,
Virginia and Baltimore, Maryland. The Company's lead product Multikine is
cleared
to enter Phase III clinical trials with advanced primary head and neck
cancer patients.periodontal lip
2 years.,
Oral cancer is the 6th most common
cancer in men and the 14th most common cancer in women. In the
US, oral cancer
will be diagnosed in an estimated 30,000 Americans this year and will cause
more
than 8,000 deaths.
Saliva, an easy-to-obtain and non-invasive body fluid, has recently been shown
to harbor highly informative biomarkers for oral cancer detection.periodontal emedicine
VIENNA, Va. It is
therefore
extremely important to detect oral cancer as early as possible, when
it can be treated more successfully
, thus enhancing the rate of survival.conditions symptoms
The Multikine
treatment was administered for 3 weeks prior
to the standard treatment for
head + neck cancer, surgery or surgery plus radiation/chemotherapy
.
Head and neck cancer is an aggressive cancer that affects about 500,000
people per annum
worldwide.signup burning
About 92% of those cases are outside of the U. 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. Scientists
in Dr.abscess emedicine
,
and about two thirds of all cases present with advanced
disease. However, if the
cancer is detected early, there is an 80 to 90% chance for survival. The
"Saliva RNA Test" has been tested in 100 oral cancer and healthy people, and
it has been confirmed
that four saliva oral cancer RNA biomarkers are highly
accurate in detecting oral cancer, at around
82%.
In a related study, further illustrating the importance of saliva as a
diagnostic tool
, scientists at the National Institute of Dental and
Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), one of the Federal
Government's National
Institutes of Health (NIH), have studied the protein profile in the saliva
of
patients with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune
system cells attack
the saliva- and tear-producing glands, causing them to
become inflamed.toothaches burning
diseases bruxism
Multikine Treatment Increases
Survival in Cancer Patients
Maximilian de Clara, President of CEL-SCI, states, "These results
suggest
that Multikine has the potential to bring much needed benefit to patients with
head +
neck cancer, a disease that has significant morbidity and mortality and
for which there has been
little improvement in therapy over the last 20 years.S.burning emedicine
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