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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000902664-18-000890
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13G
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180212
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180212

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001211583
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836]
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			A1
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-80470
		FILM NUMBER:		18596626

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 13628
		STREET 2:		68 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE
		CITY:			RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27709
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(919) 636-4530

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		PO BOX 13628
		STREET 2:		68 TW ALEXANDER DRIVE
		CITY:			RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			27709

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FENNEC PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20140903

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ADHEREX TECHNOLOGIES INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20021223

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			venBio Select Advisor LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001633313
		IRS NUMBER:				271007403
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13G

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		120 WEST 45TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2802
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
		BUSINESS PHONE:		212-937-4975

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		120 WEST 45TH STREET
		STREET 2:		SUITE 2802
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10036
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">SCHEDULE 13G</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Amendment No.)*</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">Fennec Pharmaceuticals
        Inc.</P></TD></TR>
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        no par value per share</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">31447P100</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center; border-bottom: Black 0.75pt solid">December
        31, 2017</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 8%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: right"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 92%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-align: left">Rule 13d-1(b)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Rule 13d-1(c)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: left">Rule 13d-1(d)</TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">(Page 1 of 8 Pages)</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 8pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">______________________________</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 10pt; text-indent: 0.5in">*The remainder of this cover page shall
be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any
subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0.5in">The information required in the remainder
of this cover page shall not be deemed to be &quot;filed&quot; for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (&quot;<U>Act</U>&quot;) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).</P>


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        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">venBio Select Advisor LLC</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>2</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&thorn;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">SEC USE ONLY</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Delaware</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">NUMBER OF<BR>
SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">1,105,999 (including 83,333 shares of Common Stock
        issuable upon exercise of Warrants)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">1,105,999 (including 83,333 shares of Common Stock
        issuable upon exercise of Warrants)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">1,105,999 (including 83,333 shares of Common Stock
        issuable upon exercise of Warrants)</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">6.1%</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">OO, IA</P></TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">Behzad Aghazadeh</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">(a)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">(b)&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&thorn;</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>3</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">SEC USE ONLY</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>4</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">United States</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD ROWSPAN="4" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: middle">NUMBER OF<BR>
SHARES<BR>
BENEFICIALLY<BR>
OWNED BY<BR>
EACH<BR>
REPORTING<BR>
PERSON WITH:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>5</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="vertical-align: top; border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">1,105,999 (including 83,333 shares of Common Stock
        issuable upon exercise of Warrants)</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>6</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED VOTING POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>7</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">1,105,999 (including 83,333 shares of Common Stock
        issuable upon exercise of Warrants)</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>8</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">0</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>9</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">1,105,999 (including 83,333 shares of Common Stock
        issuable upon exercise of Warrants)</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>10</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</TD>
    <TD STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3pt; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings; font-size: 16pt">&uml;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>11</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">6.1%</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="border-top: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-top: 3.8pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-align: center; vertical-align: top"><FONT STYLE="font-size: 16pt"><B>12</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="4" STYLE="border-right: Black 1pt solid; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; border-left: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 6pt; padding-left: 6pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 9pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 3pt 0 0">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 6pt 0.25in">IN</P></TD></TR>
<TR>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 13%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 59%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 11%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>NAME OF ISSUER</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Fennec Pharmaceuticals Inc. (the &#8220;<U>Issuer</U>&#8221;)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">PO Box 13628, 68 TW Alexander Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>NAME OF PERSON FILING</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-indent: 0in">This statement is filed by: (i) venBio
        Select Advisor LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (&#8220;<U>venBio</U>&#8221;), which provides investment advisory and
        management services and has acquired the securities of the Issuer solely for investment purposes on behalf of venBio Select Fund
        LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and certain managed accounts and (ii) Behzad Aghazadeh (&#8220;<U>Dr. Aghazadeh</U>,&#8221;
        and together with venBio, the &#8220;<U>Reporting Persons</U>&#8221;), who serves as the portfolio manager and controlling person
        of venBio.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">The filing of this statement should not be construed
        as an admission that any Reporting Person is, for purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the securities reported
        herein.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 120 West 45th Street, Suite 2802, New York, NY 10036.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>CITIZENSHIP</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">venBio is a Delaware limited liability company. &nbsp;Dr. Aghazadeh is a United States citizen.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Common Stock, no par value per share (the &quot;<U>Common Stock</U>&quot;)</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font: normal 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; text-indent: 0in"><B>CUSIP NUMBER</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">31447P100</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 6%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(a)</TD>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 74%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(f)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in
        accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(g)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&thorn;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">A parent holding company or control person in
        accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 2.4pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(h)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">A savings association as defined in Section 3(b)
        of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(i)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">A church plan that is excluded from the definition
        of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(j)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">A non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J);</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">(k)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in">Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="3" STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 33%; padding-right: -2.25pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">specify the type of institution:</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 31%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 21%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt"><B>Item 4.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 11pt"><B>OWNERSHIP</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 11pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">The information required by Items 4(a) - (c) is
        set forth in Rows 5 - 11 of the cover page and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-indent: 0in">The percentage set forth in Row 11 of this Schedule
        13G is calculated based upon 18,275,703 shares of Common Stock outstanding, which assumes the closing of the public offering reported
        in the Issuer's Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
        11, 2017, and assumes the exercise of the reported Warrants.</P></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt"><B>Item 5.</B></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; padding-right: 5.4; padding-left: 5.4">See Item 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;venBio Select Fund LLC has the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, more than 5% of the Common Stock.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in"><B>IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OR CONTROL PERSON</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; padding-right: 5.4; padding-left: 5.4">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; padding-right: 5.4; padding-left: 5.4">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0in; padding-right: 5.4; padding-left: 5.4">Not applicable.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 85%; font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in"><B>CERTIFICATION</B></TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="font-weight: normal; text-indent: 0in">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Each Reporting Person hereby makes the following certification:</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">By signing below the Reporting Person certifies that, to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">After reasonable
inquiry and to the best of his or its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">DATE: February 12, 2018</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">venBio Select Advisor LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 58%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Name:&#9;Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Title:&#9;Chief Financial Officer <BR>
&#9;&amp; Chief Compliance Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Behzad Aghazadeh</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><B>BEHZAD AGHAZADEH</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>EXHIBIT 1</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: center"><B>&nbsp;</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: bold 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: center">JOINT FILING AGREEMENT<BR>
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(k)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 0 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in">The undersigned
acknowledge and agree that the foregoing statement on Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each of the undersigned and that all subsequent
amendments to this statement on Schedule 13G shall be filed on behalf of each of the undersigned without the necessity of filing
additional joint filing agreements. The undersigned acknowledge that each shall be responsible for the timely filing of such amendments,
and for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning him or it contained herein and therein, but shall not be responsible
for the completeness and accuracy of the information concerning the others, except to the extent that he or it knows or has reason
to believe that such information is inaccurate.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">DATE: February 12, 2018</P>

<P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 42%"><FONT STYLE="text-transform: uppercase">venBio Select Advisor LLC</FONT></TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 58%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="border-bottom: Black 1pt solid">/s/ Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Name:&#9;Scott Epstein</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>Title:&#9;Chief Financial Officer <BR>
&#9;&amp; Chief Compliance Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 11pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; border-bottom: Black 0.5pt solid">/s/ Behzad Aghazadeh</P></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD><B>BEHZAD AGHAZADEH</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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