SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)

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 15, 2017

CYTRX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

(310) 826-5648

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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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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This Amendment No. 1 to Current Report on Form 8-K/A is being filed solely to amend the dates previously stated in Item 2.02 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2017.

Item 2.02.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

CytRx Corporation on March 15, 2017 issued a press release regarding its financial results for the year ended December 31, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this report and the exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The exhibit listed on the accompanying Index to Exhibits is filed herewith.

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 hereunto duly authorized.

	CYTRX CORPORATION
March 15, 2017	By:	/s/ JOHN Y. CALOZ
		John Y. Caloz
		Chief Financial Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS