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): December 17, 2018

ATHENEX, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-38112	43-1985966
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

1001 Main Street, Suite 600, Buffalo, New York	14203
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (716) 427-2950

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☒

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Athenex, Inc. (the “Company”) is scheduled to host an R&D Day on December 17, 2018 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. EST at which the Company will provide an overview of the R&D pipeline and updates on key clinical programs. Discussion topics will cover Athenex’s Orascovery, Src Kinase Inhibition and T Cell Receptor Engineered T Cell (TCR-T) Immunotherapy platforms. Management will also discuss commercial development strategy and the market potential of its drug candidates as novel therapies for the treatment of cancer. Management will make a presentation at the event and the slides that will be provided during this presentation are furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. A live webcast of the event will be available at

http://ir.athenex.com/phoenix.zhtml?p=irol-eventDetails&c=254495&eventID=5276703 and will be archived for 60 days thereafter on the Company’s website www.athenex.com under the Investor Relations tab.

The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The information in this Item 7.01 is not incorporated by reference into any filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission made by the Company, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing unless specifically stated so therein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit    No.	Description
99.1	Athenex, Inc. R&D Day Presentation

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.

	ATHENEX, INC.
Date: December 17, 2018	/s/ Randoll Sze
	Name: Randoll Sze
	Title:   Chief Financial Officer