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

GTx, Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		005-79588 (Commission File Number)		62-1715807 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3 N. Dunlap Street
Van Vleet Building
Memphis, Tennessee 38163
(901) 523-9700
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code,)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On February 18, 2009, GTx, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for filing and review the New Drug Application (NDA) for toremifene 80 mg, an oral selective estrogen receptor modulator, which GTx seeks to market for the prevention of bone fractures in men with prostate cancer on androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), a copy of which is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

This release is furnished by GTx pursuant to Item 2.02 of Form 8-K and is not to be considered “filed” under the Exchange Act, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any previous or future filing by the Registrant under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (c) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by GTx, Inc. dated February 18, 2009

SIGNATURE

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