8-K

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): May 19, 2016

BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-36333	87-0652870
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

4710 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 210, Bellaire, Texas	77401
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(832) 742-1357

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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Item 7.01  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 19, 2016, Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release titled, “Bio-Path Holdings to Present Data at 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting.” A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 19, 2016

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, Inc.
Dated:  May 20, 2016	By:	/s/ Peter H. Nielsen
		Peter H. Nielsen
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated May 19, 2016

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Bio-Path Holdings to Present Data at 2016 American Society of

Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting

HOUSTON—May 19, 2016 – Bio-Path Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: BPTH), a biotechnology company leveraging its proprietary DNAbilize™ liposomal delivery and antisense technology to develop a portfolio of targeted nucleic acid cancer drugs, today announced an upcoming poster discussion presentation at the 2016 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place from June 3-7, 2016 in Chicago, IL. Dr. Maro Ohanian, Assistant Professor at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center will present data from the Company's completed Phase I clinical trial and from the safety segment of the Phase II trial of BP1001 in combination with low-dose cytarabine (LDAC), including initial efficacy results. Notably, there were no dose-limiting toxicities observed in the safety segment and three of the six evaluable acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients achieved complete remission, suggesting possible AML disease inhibition.

Details for the poster presentation are as follows:

Date: Monday, June 6, 2016

Presentation Time: 8:00 am – 12:45 pm Central Time

Location: Hall A, McCormick Place

Session: Hematologic Malignancies – Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant

Abstract: 7010

Title: “Phase I Study of BP1001 (Liposomal Grb2 Antisense) in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies” (Link to abstract)

About Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.

Bio-Path is a biotechnology company focused on developing therapeutic products utilizing DNAbilize™, its proprietary liposomal delivery and antisense technology, to systemically distribute nucleic acid drugs throughout the human body with a simple intravenous transfusion. Bio-Path’s lead product candidate, BP1001 (Liposomal Grb2 antisense), is in a Phase II study for blood cancers and in preclinical studies for solid tumors. Bio-Path’s second drug candidate, also a liposomal antisense drug, is ready for the clinic where it will be evaluated in lymphoma and solid tumors.

For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.biopathholdings.com.

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Contact Information:

Investors

Will O’Connor

Stern Investor Relations, Inc.

212-362-1200

will@sternir.com

Doug Morris

Investor Relations

Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.

832-742-1369

Media

Tony Plohoros

6 Degrees

908-591-2839

tplohoros@6degreespr.com