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): December 21, 2009 (December 21, 2009)
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 Company’s press release, entitled “European Medicines Agency Grants Cell Therapeutics Orphan Drug Designation for Pixantrone in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL)” 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, as amended (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 December 21, 2009, the Company announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) granted pixantrone orphan drug designation for the treatment of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 21, 2009, entitled “European Medicines Agency Grants Cell Therapeutics Orphan Drug Designation for Pixantrone in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).” | |
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: December 21, 2009 | By: | /S/ JAMES A. BIANCO, M.D. | ||||
| James A. Bianco, M.D. | ||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated December 21, 2009, entitled “European Medicines Agency Grants Cell Therapeutics Orphan Drug Designation for Pixantrone in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL).” | |