Form 8-K

 

 

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): March 1, 2010

 

 

CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Washington   001-12465   91-1533912

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  (Commission File Number)  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

501 Elliott Avenue West, Suite 400

Seattle, Washington 98119

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (206) 282-7100

Not applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report).

 

 

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Cell Therapeutics, Inc.’s (the “Company”) press release, entitled “FDA Sets March 22 for ODAC Meeting to Review CTI’s New Drug Application for Pixantrone” is furnished and not filed pursuant to Item 7.01 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Such information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On March 1, 2010, the Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (the “FDA”) Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (“ODAC”) will review the Company’s New Drug Application (“NDA”) for pixantrone for the treatment of relapsed/refractory aggressive non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma on March 22, 2010. The meeting was to take place on February 10, 2010, but the FDA postponed the meeting because of severe weather conditions in the Washington, D.C. area. Following the vote at the rescheduled ODAC meeting, the FDA is expected to make a final decision on approval of the Company’s NDA for pixantrone by April 23, 2010.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated March 1, 2010, entitled “FDA Sets March 22 for ODAC Meeting to Review CTI’s New Drug Application for Pixantrone.”


SIGNATURE

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.

 

  CELL THERAPEUTICS, INC.
Date: March 1, 2010   By:  

/s/    JAMES A. BIANCO, M.D.        

    James A. Bianco, M.D.
    Chief Executive Officer


EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

  

Description

99.1    Press Release, dated March 1, 2010, entitled “FDA Sets March 22 for ODAC Meeting to Review CTI’s New Drug Application for Pixantrone.”