Current Report Filing (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): November 26, 2018

CTI BIOPHARMA CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)






Delaware	000-28386	91-1533912
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

3101 Western Avenue, Suite 800

Seattle, Washington 98121

(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 8.01	Other Events.

As disclosed in its periodic filings, CTI BioPharma Corp. (the “Company”) previously submitted to the European Medicines Agency (“EMA”) a marketing authorization application (“MAA”) for its primary development candidate, pacritinib. The Company received a second round of questions relating to the Day 180 List of Outstanding Issues for the MAA and the Company plans to submit responses to the EMA, which will include data from the ongoing open label PAC203 trial, by the end of the year. In addition, the Company is preparing for an Oral Explanation meeting before the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (“CHMP”). A decision by CHMP on the MAA is expected in the first quarter of 2019.

On November 26, 2018, the Company issued a press release regarding these matters. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein.


Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits



Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press Release dated November 26, 2018

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.