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): September 13, 2012

 

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

Delaware 001-31326 84-1368850
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)		 (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

 721 Route 202-206, Suite 130, Bridgewater, NJ 08807
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

 

(908) 864-4444

(Registrant's telephone number,

including area code)

 

Not applicable

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

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

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

On September 13, 2012, Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“Senesco”) issued a press release announcing that the first patient has been enrolled and dosing has been initiated in cohort 2 of its clinical trial with SNS01-T in multiple myeloma. SNS01-T was well tolerated and met the criteria for Stable Disease in 2 of the 3 evaluable patients that comprised cohort 1.

 

The study is an open-label, multiple-dose, dose-escalation study, which is evaluating the safety and tolerability of SNS01-T when administered by intravenous infusion to approximately 15 relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma patients. Patients are dosed twice-weekly for 6 weeks followed by an observation period. The first group of patients received 0.0125 mg/kg, approximately 1 mg per patient, by intravenous infusion. The planned dose levels for the second, third and fourth groups are 0.05, 0.2 and 0.375 mg/kg, respectively.

 

While the primary objective of this study is to evaluate safety and tolerability, the effect of SNS01-T on tumor response and time to relapse or progression will be assessed using multiple well-established metrics including measurement of monoclonal protein.

 

A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

  

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No. Description
   
 99.1 Press Release of Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated September 13, 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.

  SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
     
     
Dated: September 13, 2012 By:  /s/ Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.
  Name: Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.
  Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer