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): October 20, 2025

THERIVA BIOLOGICS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada		001-12584		13-3808303
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File No.)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

9605 Medical Center Drive, Suite 270

Rockville, Maryland 20850

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

(301) 417-4364

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

N/A

(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	TOVX	NYSE American

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On October 20, 2025, expanded metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (mPDAC) data from Theriva Biologics, Inc.’s VIRAGE Phase 2b trial (NCT05673811) was presented at a mini oral session at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO 2025) Annual Congress

The ESMO presentation is atatched as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		ESMO presentation

104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the XBRL document)

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.

Dated: October 20, 2025	THERIVA BIOLOGICS, INC.

	By:	/s/ Steven A. Shallcross
		Name:	Steven A. Shallcross
		Title:	Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer

Theriva Biologics, Inc. 8-K