17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
17. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	In accordance with Codification 855-50, “Subsequent Events”, the Company has reviewed subsequent events through the date of the filing. On December 4, 2012 CEL-SCI Corporation sold 35,000,000 shares of its common stock for $10,500,000 or $0.30 per share, in a registered direct offering. The investors in this offering also received Series R warrants which entitle the investors to purchase up to 26,250,000 shares of CEL-SCI’s common stock. The Series R warrants may be exercised at any time on or after June 7, 2013 and on or before December 7, 2016 at a price of $0.40 per share. CEL-SCI has agreed to pay Chardan Capital Markets, LLC, the placement agent for this offering, a cash commission of $682,500.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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