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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) August 8, 2012 


AGENUS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


DELAWARE

000-29089

06-1562417
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)



3 Forbes Road
Lexington, MA

02421
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:   781-674-4400



________________________________________________________________________________
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

    [   ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
    [   ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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    [   ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 8, 2012, Agenus Inc. announced the publication of key clinical data from a Phase 1 trial of a Prophage Series vaccine (HSPPC-96; vitespen) to treat patients with recurrent glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). The data from the Phase 1 trial were published online by Clinical Cancer Research in an article titled, "Individual patient-specific immunity against high-grade glioma after vaccination with autologous tumor derived peptides bound to the 96 KD chaperone protein," by Andrew T. Parsa, MD, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and principal investigator for the trial. This data will appear in the printed version this fall.

The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

99.1 Press Release dated August 8, 2012


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.

    AGENUS INC.
(Registrant)


August 8, 2012
(Date)
  /s/   GARO H. ARMEN
Garo H. Armen
Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

99.1

Press Release dated August 8, 2012