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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report: September 12, 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)

 

 

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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ITEM 7.01REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

 

On September 12, 2016, we issued a press release announcing that our lead therapeutic compound, CLR 131, will be evaluated by the University of Wisconsin in combination with external beam radiation as a potential combination treatment for head and neck cancers (squamous cell carcinoma). The research will be conducted as part of a Specialized Program of Research Excellence (SPORE) grant, awarded to the University of Wisconsin by the National Cancer Institute. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

 

 

ITEM 9.01FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

 

(d)Exhibits

 

Number   Title
99.1   Press release dated September 12, 2016, entitled “Cellectar Biosciences Announces Lead Compound CLR 131 To Be Studied In Head and Neck Cancer in $12M University of Wisconsin SPORE Grant”
     

 

 

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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 12, 2016   CELLECTAR BIOSCIENCES, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ Chad J. Kolean  
    Name: Chad J. Kolean
    Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

  

Number   Title
99.1   Press release dated September 12, 2016, entitled “Cellectar Biosciences Announces Lead Compound CLR 131 To Be Studied In Head and Neck Cancer in $12M University of Wisconsin SPORE Grant”

 

 

 

 

 

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