BRIEF-CTI Biopharma pockets $15.7 mln from direct share offer
September 30, 2015 at 01:43 AM EDT
Sept 30 (Reuters) - CTI Biopharma says: * Has closed sale of 10 million shares to institutional investors in a registered direct offering * Gross proceeds from the offering around $15.7 million * Group plans to use net proceeds to support development of lead product candidate Pacritinib Source text for Eikon: (Reporting by Milan newsroom)