UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   FORM 8-K/A


                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

        Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): August 26, 2009


(a) CEL-SCI CORPORATION

            (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



    Colorado                          0-11503                    84-0916344
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(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File No.)          (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                           Identification No.)


                         8229 Boone Boulevard, Suite 802
                             Vienna, Virginia 22182
          (Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 506-9460
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                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)






Item 1.01   Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

     On August 20, 2009 CEL-SCI  Corporation sold 9,701,000 shares of its common
stock to a group of private  investors for  $4,365,450  or $0.45 per share.  The
investors  also  received  warrants  which  entitle  the  investors  to purchase
4,850,500 shares of CEL-SCI's common stock.

     On August 26, 2009 CEL-SCI Corporation sold an additional  1,083,435 shares
of its common  stock to a separate  group of private  investors  for $487,545 or
$0.45 per  share.  The  investors  also  received  warrants  which  entitle  the
investors to purchase 541,717 shares of CEL-SCI's common stock.

     The warrants sold on August 26, and August 20, 2009 may be exercised at any
time on or after  February  20, 2010 and on or prior to  February  20, 2015 at a
price of $0.55 per share.

     CEL-SCI has filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission a prospectus
supplement  to its shelf  Registration  Statement  on Form S-3  registering  the
shares of common stock and warrants sold to the private investors.


Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

      Exhibit Number          Description
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         5                    Opinion of Counsel

         10(l)                Securities  Purchase  Agreement  (together  with
                              schedule  required by  Instruction 2 to Item 601
                              of  Regulation  S-K),  together with the form of
                              Warrant,  which is an exhibit to the  Securities
                              Purchase Agreement.

         23(a)                Consent of Attorneys.







                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


Date:  August 27, 2009              CEL-SCI CORPORATION



                                    By:  /s/ Patricia B. Prichep
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                                         Patricia B. Prichep, Senior Vice
                                         President of  Operations






















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