Marker Therapeutics 获 FDA 260 万美元孤儿药开发资助

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

October 19, 2026

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

MARKER THERAPEUTICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-37939	45-4497941
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

2450 Holcombe Blvd, TMC Partners Office 1.311

Houston, Texas

77021

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(713) 400-6400

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share		MRKR		The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

Item 8.01.

Other Information

On October19, 2026, Marker Therapeutics, Inc. (“Marker” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it was awarded a $2.6 Million Grant by the Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) under the FDA’s Orphan Products development program to advance the Company’s lead investigational MAR-T cell therapy, MT-601, in patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer.

A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press release, dated October 19, 2026.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

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.

	Marker Therapeutics, Inc.

Dated: October 19, 2026	By:	/s/ Juan Vera
		Juan Vera
		President and Chief Executive Officer