UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549

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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):  May 25, 2007

 

GENTA INCORPORATED

(Exact Name of Registrant
as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Delaware

 

 

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

 

 

0-19635

 

33-0326866

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

200 Connell Drive

Berkeley Heights, NJ

 

07922

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

(908) 286-9800

 

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.


On May 25, 2007, Genta Incorporated, (the Company), issued a press release announcing that several abstracts featuring its oncology products, Genasense® (oblimersen sodium) Injection, and Ganite® (gallium nitrate injection), will be presented at the 43rd annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago, June 1–5, 2007


Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


(d) Exhibits.


Exhibit Number

                             Description

99.1

Press Release of the Company dated May 25, 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:

May 29, 2007

 

By:

/s/ RICHARD J. MORAN

 

 

 

 

Name:

Richard J. Moran

 

 

 

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary








EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number

Description

Sequentially
Numbered Page

99.1

Press Release of the Company dated May 25, 2007