genta_8k-021011.htm


 
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):  February 10, 2011
 
GENTA INCORPORATED
(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
Delaware
 
 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
 
 
0-19635
 
33-0326866
(Commission File Number)
 
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
200 Connell Drive
Berkeley Heights, NJ
 
07922
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
 
 
(908) 286-9800
 
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 


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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 10, 2011, Genta Incorporated announced that it has initiated a new Phase 2 clinical trial of tesetaxel in patients with advanced prostate cancer. Tesetaxel, the leading oral taxane in clinical development, will be evaluated for its use as both first- and second-line chemotherapy.

The new trial will be conducted through the Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Consortium (PCCTC), which is comprised of 13 leading academic centers focused on prostate cancer research.  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center will act as the coordinating institution on behalf of the consortium and is the first site to open for enrollment.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
Description
 
99.1
Press Release of the Company dated February 10, 2011
 

 
 
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.
 
   
GENTA INCORPORATED
     
     
Date:
February 10, 2011
 
By:
/s/ GARY SIEGEL
       
Name:
Gary Siegel
       
Title:
Vice President, Finance