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 15, 2007

GENTA INCORPORATED


(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)


  
     
     
     
  
  
    0-19635

      (Commission File Number) 
     
    33-0326866

      (IRS Employer Identification No.)
  
  
     
     
     
  
  
    200 Connell Drive 

      Berkeley Heights, NJ

    (Address of Principal Executive Offices) 
     
    

      07922

    (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 November 15, 2007, Genta Incorporated, (the Company), released findings from the initial clinical dosing of G4544, the Company’s proprietary small molecule that is intended as a treatment for diseases associated with accelerated bone loss. The Phase 1 study, which was conducted in normal volunteers, has shown good tolerance with oral bioavailability of the active ingredient, and an excellent safety profile without serious adverse reactions. The findings were released in an abstract published in the proceedings of the upcoming annual meeting of the American Society of Hematology.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.
 


 
        
      
Exhibit 

      Number
 
        
      
 
 
        
                        
Description
  
 
        
      
99.1
 
        
      
 
 
        
  
Press Release of the Company dated November 15, 2007
  

 
 




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: November 15, 2007
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
By: 
 
        
                        
 
 /s/ RICHARD J. MORAN
  
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Name: Richard J. Moran
  
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Title:   Senior Vice President, Chief Financial 

                                  Officer and Corporate Secretary
  

 
 




EXHIBIT INDEX
 


 
        
                        
Exhibit 
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Description
 
        
                        
 
 
        
                        
Sequentially 
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99.1
 
        
      
 
 
        
      
Press Release of the Company dated November 15, 2007