TORRANCE, Calif., September 13, 2012 –In conjunction with Sickle Cell Awareness Month, Emmaus Medical, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical and regenerative medicine technology company, announced that its U.S. Phase III clinical trial to study L-Glutamine as a treatment for sickle cell disease is nearing target enrollment completion, with investigation now underway at more than 30 clinical study sites throughout the U.S. For a complete list of the clinical trial sites please visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01179217).