Current Report
 
 


 
UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
Washington, DC 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): December 5, 2005
 
Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
001-32325
13-3894575
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
 
420 Lexington Avenue, Suite 1609
New York, New York          10170
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 297-0010
 
(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:
 
 
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Item 7.01        Regulation FD Disclosure.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the following information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise this information.
 
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, is a press release announcing the launching by Callisto of a clinical trial of liposomal Annamycin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory acute lymphocytic leukemia in adult patients.
 
Item 9.01        Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(c)
Exhibits.
       
    99.1
Press Release of Callisto Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated December 5, 2005.
 
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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:  December 6, 2005
 
     
  CALLISTO PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Gary S. Jacob
 
 
Gary S. Jacob, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer
 
 
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