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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 8-K ITEM 8.01
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

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

         Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): May 12, 2017


                               CEL-SCI CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)



      Colorado                         001-11889                 84-0916344
 --------------------             ------------------         -----------------
(State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File No.)      (IRS Employer
of incorporation)                                            Identification No.)


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



      Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (703) 506-9460

                                       N/A
                         ------------------------------
          (Former name or former address if changed since last report)

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Item 8.01   Other Events

     On May 12, 2017 the Company  issued a press  release,  filed as Exhibit 99,
regarding the  rescheduling  of its annual meeting of  shareholders  to June 12,
2017.



Item 9.01   Exhibits

Exhibit
Number     Description of Document
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  99        May 12, 2017 Press Release.









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                                   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:  May 12, 2017                 CEL-SCI CORPORATION



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