Leukocyte interleukin - CEL-SCI
Alternative Names: BC-IL; Buffy coat interleukins - CEL-SCI; Interleukin-2 cocktail - CEL-SCI; Leucocyte Interleukin injection - CEL-SCI; MultikineLatest Information Update: 27 Feb 2026
At a glance
- Originator CEL-SCI Corporation
- Developer CEL-SCI Corporation; Ergomed; Naval Medical Research Center; Orient Europharma; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries
- Class Antineoplastics; Antiretrovirals; Antivirals; Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors; Interferons; Interleukins
- Mechanism of Action Immunostimulants; Natural killer cell stimulants; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Head and neck cancer
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Head and neck cancer
- Phase I Cervical dysplasia
- No development reported Condylomata acuminata
- Discontinued Breast cancer; HIV infections; Prostate cancer
Most Recent Events
- 18 Feb 2026 CEL-SCI Corporation plans to initiate a 212-patient confirmatory registration study of Multikine in Head and Neck cancer (Late-stage disease, First-line therapy, Neoadjuvant therapy) in USA in the summer of 2026
- 13 Aug 2025 CEL-SCI Corporation submits a Breakthrough Medicine Designation application for Leukocyte Interleukin to the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA)
- 09 Jul 2025 CEL-SCI enters into an agreement with an Undisclosed company in Saudi Arabia to collaborate on both regulatory and commercial efforts for leukocyte interleukin (Multikine) in the treatment of head & neck cancer, in Saudi Arabia