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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):  March 10, 2011
 
Senesco Technologies, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware  001-31326   84-1368850
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

 303 George Street, Suite 420, New Brunswick, New Jersey  08901
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)

(732) 296-8400
(Registrant's telephone number,
including area code)

 
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 8.01    Other Events.
 
On March 10, 2011, Senesco Technologies, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the "FDA") has informed the Company that its planned study in multiple myeloma is on hold until the Drug Master File (the "DMF") of one of its suppliers is updated.  At the same time, Senesco was informed by the FDA that there are no other significant, outstanding issues that would delay the initiation of the clinical study associated with the Company's IND submission.

The DMF provides the regulatory authority with confidential, detailed information about facilities, processes, or articles used in the manufacturing, processing, packaging, and storing of drugs. Typically, a DMF is filed by a supplier to protect its intellectual property while complying with regulatory requirements for disclosure of manufacturing information in support of human use of a pharmaceutical product.  The DMF is kept on file by the FDA for future cross-referencing by other sponsors and is updated as needed by the DMF holder.

On March 10, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the FDA hold of the clinical study associated with the Company’s IND submission. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
 
Item 9.01.     Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)      Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No. Description
   
     99.1
Press Release of Senesco Technologies, Inc. dated March 10, 2011.

 
 
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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.
 
 
SENESCO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
   
   
Dated: March 10, 2011
By:  /s/ Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.
 
Name: Leslie J. Browne, Ph.D.
 
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer