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): March 10, 2017

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 March 10, 2017, Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release titled, “Bio-Path Holdings to Present Data at the 2017 AACR 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 March 10, 2017

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: March 10, 2017	By:	/s/ Peter H. Nielsen
		Peter H. Nielsen
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated March 10, 2017

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Bio-Path Holdings to Present Data at the 2017 AACR Annual Meeting

HOUSTON—March 10, 2017 – 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 presentation at the 2017 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, taking place from April 1-5, 2017 in Washington D.C. Dr. Ana Tari Ashizawa, Director of Research at Bio-Path, will present preclinical data of BP1002 (Liposomal Bcl2 antisense), the Company’s second drug candidate, for the treatment of aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Details for the poster presentation are as follows:

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Presentation Time: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm Eastern Time

Location: Walter E. Washington Convention Center

Session: Gene and Vector Based Therapy, Section 3

Abstract: 5091

Title: “Activity of Bcl-2 antisense therapeutic in aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma” (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, prexigebersen (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