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: September 29, 2016
(Date of earliest event reported)
CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 1-36598 | 04-3321804 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
3301 Agriculture Drive
Madison, WI 53716
(Address of principal executive offices)
(608) 441-8120
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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| ITEM 7.01 | REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE |
On September 29, 2016, we issued a press release announcing data from the second cohort of patients enrolled in our orphan-drug designated Phase I study of CLR 131 in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. The press release also announced that, following these outcomes, the study’s Data Monitoring Committee approved patient enrollment to the third cohort, which will include a 33 percent dose increase from 18.75 to 25mCi/m2 of CLR 131 from the previous cohort. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| ITEM 9.01 | FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS |
(d) Exhibits
| Number | | Title |
| 99.1 | | Press release dated September 29, 2016, entitled “Cellectar Biosciences Announces New Positive Data from Phase I Clinical Study of CLR 131 in Multiple Myeloma” |
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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.
| Dated: September 29, 2016 | CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC. |
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| | By: /s/ Chad J. Kolean |
| | Name: Chad J. Kolean |
| | Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Number | | Title |
| 99.1 | | Press release dated September 29, 2016, entitled “Cellectar Biosciences Announces New Positive Data from Phase I Clinical Study of CLR 131 in Multiple Myeloma” |
