16 December 2025
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AETHLON MEDICAL INC
CIK: 882291•2 Annual Reports•Latest: 2025-06-26
10-K / June 26, 2025
Revenue:N/A
Income:-$13,388,089
10-K / August 15, 2024
Revenue:$2,400,000
Income:-$5,400,000
10-K / June 26, 2025
Company Summary: Aethlon Medical, Inc.
Core Business
- Type: Medical therapeutic company focused on developing the Hemopurifier® (HP), a clinical-stage immunotherapeutic device.
- Purpose: The device is intended to treat cancer, life-threatening viral infections, organ transplantation, and other significant unmet medical needs.
Technology and Mechanism
- Hemopurifier®: An extracorporeal, lectin-affinity plasmapheresis device designed to remove:
- Harmful extracellular vesicles (EVs) implicated in immune suppression, tumor metastasis, and disease progression.
- Enveloped viruses such as Ebola, HIV, hepatitis-C, SARS-CoV-2, and others.
- Design: Can be used with FDA-approved dialysis machines or as a standalone closed system.
- Regulatory Status: FDA-designated as a “Breakthrough Device” for two indications:
- Treatment of advanced/metastatic cancer unresponsive to standard therapies.
- Treatment of life-threatening viruses with no current approved therapies.
Clinical and Research Activities
- Cancer (Oncology):
- Focus on treating solid tumors with reductions in EVs and improving immune response.
- Conducting a Phase 1 safety, feasibility, and dose-finding trial in Australia with 3 treated patients as of June 26, 2025.
- Formed a subsidiary in Australia to expand oncology clinical research.
- Seeking approval to conduct similar trials in India.
- Viral Infections:
- Used in small human studies for HIV, hepatitis-C, Ebola, and COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2).
- Terminated COVID-19 studies due to low ICU patient volume but maintained a regulatory pathway for future outbreaks.
- Open Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) for viral indications.
- Preclinical Exploration:
- Published studies indicating removal of EVs from organ perfusates and blood.
- Ongoing research into removing platelet-derived EVs and extracellular vesicles related to Long COVID.
- Additional Potential Uses: Ex vivo removal of microvesicular particles from discarded kidneys and investigation into organ transplantation applications.
Operational Details
- Employees: 9 full-time employees as of June 26, 2025.
- Manufacturing: FDA-approved manufacturing at San Diego facility; working with FDA to qualify additional component suppliers.
- Market & Competition: Competes with blood filters like ExThera Medical. Industry is highly competitive, with large pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and government players developing similar or alternative technologies.
Revenue and Financials
- Revenue: No revenue reported for the fiscal years ending March 31, 2025 and 2024.
- Research & Development Costs:
- ~$2.2 million for fiscal year 2025.
- ~$2.5 million for fiscal year 2024.
- Employees: 9 full-time employees.
- Customer Base: Currently involved in clinical trials with a small number of enrolled participants (e.g., 3 patients in the Australian cancer trial as of June 2025). No commercial sales or broad customer base reported.
Other Details
- Market Capitalization: As of September 30, 2024, approximately $6.65 million, based on a share price of $3.73 and trading on NASDAQ.
- Shares Outstanding: 2,585,316 shares as of June 24, 2025, after a reverse stock split.
- Intellectual Property: Owns or has license rights to over 32 issued patents worldwide, with several patents expiring between 2027-2031, and actively pursuing additional patent applications.
- Business Focus: Developing and validating the Hemopurifier for multiple indications with ongoing clinical trials, while managing regulatory, manufacturing, and market challenges.
