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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):  June 18, 2012
 
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 June 18, 2012, Genta Incorporated (the “Company”) announced that it has reached agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) under its Special Protocol Assessment (“SPA”) process for the Company’s proposed Phase 3 trial of oral tesetaxel as initial chemotherapy for women with metastatic breast cancer.  The SPA provides FDA agreement that the study design and planned analysis of this Phase 3 trial adequately address objectives necessary to support a regulatory submission.  The Company also announced review completion and positive Scientific Advice on the same trial design from the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”).

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 
Exhibit
 Number
 
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Press Release of the Company dated June 18, 2012
 

 
 

 
 
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:
June 18, 2012
 
By:
/s/ GARY SIEGEL
       
Name:
Gary Siegel
       
Title:
Vice President, Finance