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 31, 2017

ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-33038	84-1475642
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One First Avenue, Parris Building 34, Navy Yard Plaza Boston, Massachusetts		02129
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(617) 259-1970

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not applicable

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 31, 2017, ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc., or the Company, issued a press release announcing its financial condition and results of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

This information, including the information contained in the press release furnished as Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in any such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. dated July 31, 2017

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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.

	ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Kevin G. Lafond
Date: July 31, 2017		Name:	Kevin G. Lafond
		Title:	Senior Vice President Finance, Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer

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INDEX OF EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release of ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. dated July 31, 2017

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