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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On October 23, 2023, Galecto, Inc. (the “Company,” or “Galecto”) issued a press release announcing updated clinical data from its Phase 1b/2a GALLANT-1 trial evaluating the combination of atezolizumab (Tecentriq®) and GB1211, Galecto’s first-in-class, oral small-molecule galectin-3 inhibitor candidate, in the first-line treatment of patients with metastatic/advanced non-small cell lung cancer. As part of Galecto’s recently announced strategic alternative process, Galecto also announced that it will not initiate Part B of the GALLANT-1 trial. The information in the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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104 |
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SIGNATURE
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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Galecto, Inc. |
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Date: October 23, 2023 |
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/s/ Hans T. Schambye |
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Hans T. Schambye, M.D., Ph.D. |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |