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): March 15, 2010
CYTRX
CORPORATION
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
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000-15327
(Commission
File Number)
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58-1642740
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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11726
San Vicente Boulevard, Suite 650
Los
Angeles, California
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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90049
(Zip
Code)
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(310)
826-5648
(Registrant’s
Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
______________________________
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Item
2.02. Results
of Operations and Financial Condition.
CytRx
Corporation on March 15, 2010 issued a press release regarding its financial
results for the year ended December 31, 2009. A copy of the press release is
attached as Exhibit 99.1.
The
information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed
"filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor
shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities
and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the
Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference in such filing.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The
exhibit listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits is filed
herewith.
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.
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CYTRX
CORPORATION
By:
/s/ JOHN Y.
CALOZ
John Y.
Caloz
Chief
Financial Officer
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Dated: March
15, 2010
INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
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Description
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99.1
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Press
Release dated March 15, 2010
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