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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * MAIDA ANTHONY E III   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS INC [SPPI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 11500 S. EASTERN AVE., SUITE 240 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2017 (Street) HENDERSON, NV 89052 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.001 par value 07/17/2017   M   15,000 A $ 6.9 37,175 D   Common Stock, $0.001 par value 07/17/2017   F   13,745 (1) D $ 7.53 23,430 D   Common Stock, $0.001 par value 07/17/2017   F   442 (2) D $ 7.53 22,988 D   Common Stock, $0.001 par value               8,517 I By Daughter

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option Exercise (Right to Buy)

$ 6.9

07/17/2017

M

15,000

(3)

07/20/2017

Common Stock

15,000

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MAIDA ANTHONY E III 11500 S. EASTERN AVE. SUITE 240 HENDERSON, NV 89052	X

Signatures

/s/ Kurt A. Gustafson, attorney-in-fact for Anthony E. Maida		07/18/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Represents shares withheld by Spectrum to satisfy the Reporting Person's payment of the exercise price. The shares have not been sold by the Reporting Person or by Spectrum. The shares have been cancelled by the transfer agent.
(2)	Represents shares withheld by Spectrum to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax withholding obligations. The shares have not been sold by the Reporting Person or by Spectrum. The shares have been cancelled by the transfer agent.
(3)	The stock option, representing the right to purchase a total of 15,000 shares of common stock, was granted on July 20, 2007. The stock option became exercisable as to 3,750 shares on July 20, 2007, 3,750 shares on July 20, 2008, 3,750 shares on July 20, 2009, and 3,750 shares on July 20, 2010.

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