UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 6-K

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the Month of April 2018

 

001-36203

(Commission File Number)

 

CAN-FITE BIOPHARMA LTD.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

 

10 Bareket Street

Kiryat Matalon, P.O. Box 7537

Petach-Tikva 4951778, Israel

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

 

Form 20-F þ        Form 40-F ¨

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ____

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ____

  

The first paragraph and “Forward Looking Statements” of the press release attached to this Form 6-K are hereby incorporated by reference into the registrant's Registration Statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-195124, 333-204795, 333-209037 and 333-220644), to be a part thereof from the date on which this report is submitted, to the extent not superseded by documents or reports subsequently filed or furnished. 

 

 

 

  

 

 

On April 25, 2018, Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd. issued a press release announcing the publication of a paper entitled “Inhibition of IL-17 and IL-23 in Human Keratinocytes by the A3 Adenosine Receptor Agonist Piclidenoson" in the Journal of Immunology Research, a peer-reviewed, online open access journal. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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Exhibit Index

 

Exhibit No.   Description
     
99.1   Press Release dated April 25, 2018

 

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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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

  Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd.
     
Date: April 25, 2018 By: /s/ Pnina Fishman
    Pnina Fishman
    Chief Executive Officer

 

 

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