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):  July 14, 2005

 

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.)

 

 

 

 

 

303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey

 

08901

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

 

 

(732) 296-8400

(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:

 

o                                    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425).

 

o                                    Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12).

 

o                                    Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)).

 

o                                    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 July 14, 2005, Senesco Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release to report the results of a pre-clinical lung cancer study in mice.

 

The full text of the press release is attached to this current report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

 

The information in this Form 8-K and the press release shall be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and this Form 8-K shall be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and the Exchange Act.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(c)  Exhibits.

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Press Release of Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated July 14, 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.

 

 

SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

 

 

 

 

Dated: July 15, 2005

By:

  /s/ Bruce Galton

 

 

 

  Name:  Bruce Galton

 

 

  Title:    President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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EXHIBIT 99.1

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

 

Company Contact:

 

Investor Relations Contacts:

Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

Lippert/Heilshorn & Associates

Bruce Galton

 

Kim Sutton Golodetz

Chief Executive Officer

 

(kgolodetz@lhai.com)

(bgalton@senesco.com)

 

(212) 838-3777

(732) 296-8400

 

 

 

Senesco Technologies Reports Results of Pre-Clinical Lung Cancer Study in Mice

 

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (July 14, 2005) – Senesco Technologies, Inc. (“Senesco” or the “Company”) (AMEX: SNT) reported today the results of a mouse cancer study conducted at the University of Waterloo (Ontario, Canada) in which the Company’s proprietary Factor 5A technology was used to treat mice with a type of melanoma that has an affinity for lung tissue which results in metastatic lung tumors.

 

After three weeks of treatment, the lungs of the treated and untreated mice were compared by weight to assess tumor load.  The mice that received Senesco’s Factor 5A treatment showed an average of 41% reduction in tumor weight relative to the untreated mice.  Additionally, nearly half of the treated mice had lung weights that were statistically comparable to control (healthy) mice that did not have any tumors.  Previously, the Company had shown that Factor 5A induces mouse lung tumors to undergo apoptosis.  These preclinical studies are indicative of Factor 5A’s efficacy to inhibit lung tumor formation and/or growth.

 

The cancer cell line used to induce metastasis in this study is highly aggressive, and while it targets the lungs, it also causes tumor development in other organs.  This rapid metastasis did not allow the Company’s course of treatment to run long enough to determine effect on longevity.

 

Dr. John E. Thompson, Senesco’s Executive Vice President of Research and Development commented, “These data are most encouraging in that we are seeing both a significant reduction in average tumor load in all of the treated mice.  In addition, almost half of the treated mice appeared to be nearly tumor free.  These data support our earlier lung cancer findings and represent an important step toward developing further efficacy and longevity studies in our R&D program.”

 

Pictures of the results can be found at www.senesco.com.

 



 

About Senesco Technologies, Inc.

 

Senesco takes its name from the scientific term for the aging of plant cells: senescence.  The Company has developed technology that regulates cell life.  Delaying cell breakdown in plants extends freshness after harvesting, while increasing crop yields and resistance to environmental stress for flowers, fruits and vegetables.  The Company believes that its technology can be used to develop superior strains of crops without any modification other than delaying natural plant senescence.  Senesco has undertaken preclinical research in certain areas of human health.

 

Accelerating apoptosis may have applications to development of cancer treatments.  Delaying apoptosis may have applications to certain diseases such as glaucoma, ischemia and arthritis, among others.  Senesco partners with leading-edge companies and earns research and development fees for applying its technology to enhance its partners’ products.  Senesco is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and utilizes research laboratories at universities and research centers throughout North America.

 

Certain statements included in this press release are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Actual results could differ materially from such statements expressed or implied herein as a result of a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: the development of the Company’s gene technology; the success and the timing of the Company’s studies and preclinical trials; the approval of the Company’s patent applications; the successful implementation of the Company’s research and development programs and joint ventures; the success of the Company’s license agreements; the successful conversion of the Company’s letter of intent into a license agreement; the acceptance by the market of the Company’s products; competition and the timing of projects and trends in future operating performance, as well as other factors expressed from time to time in the Company’s periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”).  As a result, this press release should be read in conjunction with the Company’s periodic filings with the SEC.  The forward-looking statements contained herein are made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update such forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.

 

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