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		000-50549		62-1715807
(State or other jurisdiction of		(Commission		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		File Number)		Identification No.)

175 Toyota Plaza
7^th Floor
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
(901) 523-9700
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant’s principal executive offices
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code,)

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ITEM 8.01 Other Events.

On July 7, 2009, GTx, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it has initiated a second Phase I clinical trial for GTx-758, an oral LH inhibitor for the first line treatment of advanced prostate cancer. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

ITEM 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit
Number		Description
99.1		Press Release issued by GTx, Inc. dated July 7, 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.