CASI CASI Pharmaceuticals Inc

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * He Wei-Wu	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CASI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [ CASI ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    __X__ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) CASI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., 9620 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 12/16/2019
(Street) ROCKVILLE, MD 20850 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	12/16/2019		X		374321	A	$1.69	5332345	I	See Footnote (1)
Common Stock								441072	I	See Footnote (2)
Common Stock								827527	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant	$1.69	12/16/2019		X			374321	1/2/2017	1/2/2020	Common Stock	374321	$0	0	I	See Footnote (1)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	The shares are held indirectly in the name of ETP Global Fund LP, a limited partnership of which the Reporting Person is the managing member of the general partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over any shares held indirectly, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein and his filing is not an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these shares for purposes of Section 16 or any other purposes.
(2)	The shares are held indirectly in the name of Emerging Technology Partners, LLC, an LLC entity of which the Report Person is the managing member. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over any shares held indirectly, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest thein and his filing is not an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of these shares for the purposes of Section 16 or any other purposes.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
He Wei-Wu CASI PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 9620 MEDICAL CENTER DRIVE, SUITE 300 ROCKVILLE, MD 20850	X	X	Chairman and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Cynthia W. Hu, attorney-in-fact for Wei-Wu He		12/18/2019
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date