EXHIBIT 99.1






NEWS RELEASE
                                                                        Contact:
                                                                  Gavin de Windt
                                                             CEL-SCI Corporation
                                                                  (703) 506-9460

     CEL-SCI Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock and Warrants

Vienna, VA, October 22, 2015 - CEL-SCI Corporation (NYSE MKT: CVM) ("CEL SCI" or
the "Company") today announced that it has commenced an offering of common stock
and warrants. The offering is subject to market conditions,  and there can be no
assurance as to whether or when the offering may be completed.

Dawson  James  Securities,  Inc. is acting as the sole  placement  agent for the
proposed offering on a best efforts basis.

The offering will be made by CEL-SCI pursuant to a shelf registration  statement
on Form S-3 declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")
on July 8, 2014. A preliminary prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus
related to the  offering  have been filed with the SEC and are  available on the
SEC's website located at http://www.sec.gov.  Copies of the complete preliminary
prospectus related to the offering may be obtained from Dawson James Securities,
Inc., Attention: Prospectus Department, 1 North Federal Highway, 5th Floor, Boca
Raton, FL 33432, mmaclaren@dawsonjames.com or toll free at 866.928.0928.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the  solicitation of
an offer to buy any securities,  nor shall there be any sale of these securities
in any state or other  jurisdiction in which such offer,  solicitation,  or sale
would be unlawful prior to  registration or  qualification  under the securities
laws of such state or other jurisdiction.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release  contains  forward-looking  statements  within the meaning of
Section 27A of the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and Section 21E of the
Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  When used in this press  release,
the words  "intends,"  "believes,"  "anticipated,"  "plans"  and  "expects"  and
similar  expressions  are  intended  to  identify  forward-looking   statements.
Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, the Company's ability to
complete  the  proposed  offering.  Such  statements  are  subject  to risks and
uncertainties  which could cause actual results to differ  materially from those
projected.  CEL-SCI  undertakes no obligation to publicly  release the result of
any revision to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect the
events or  circumstances  after the date hereof or to reflect the  occurrence of
unanticipated events.