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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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 * CZIRR JAMES C 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS INC [GALT] 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) C/O GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4960, PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD., SUITE 240 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 09/30/2017 (Street) NORCROSS,, GA 30071 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 09/30/2017   J(1)(4) 1,000 A $ 6 (1) 889,630 D   Common Stock 09/30/2017   J(2)(4) 119,129 A $ 1.93 (2) 3,254,279 I (5) See Footnote 5 Common Stock 12/31/2017   J(3)(4) 111,149 A $ 2.07 (3) 3,365,428 I (5) See Footnote 5

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SEC 2270 (9-02)

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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

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

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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
CZIRR JAMES C C/O GALECTIN THERAPEUTICS, INC. 4960 PEACHTREE INDUSTRIAL BLVD., SUITE 240 NORCROSS,, GA 30071	  X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ James C. Czirr		02/07/2018
**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)	Common stock received in satisfaction of $6,000 of dividends due on Series A Convertible Preferred Stock owned by James C. Czirr pursuant to issuer's option to pay dividends in cash or common stock, at its sole discretion. The dividend was payable on 9/30/17. The price is the amount of the dividend divided by the number shares issued in satisfaction of the dividend.
(2)	Common stock received in satisfaction of $230,160 of dividends due on Series B-1, B-2 and B-3 Convertible Preferred Stock owned by 10X Fund, L.P. pursuant to issuer's option to pay dividends in cash or common stock, at its sole discretion. The dividend was payable on 9/30/17. The price is the amount of the dividend divided by the number shares issued in satisfaction of the dividend.
(3)	Common stock received in satisfaction of $230,160 of dividends due on Series B-1, B-2 and B-3 Convertible Preferred Stock owned by 10X Fund, L.P. pursuant to issuer's option to pay dividends in cash or common stock, at its sole discretion. The dividend was payable on 12/31/17. The price is the amount of the dividend divided by the number shares issued in satisfaction of the dividend.
(4)	Exempt from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act pursuant to Rule 16a-9 and as an involuntary transaction pursuant to court decisions.
(5)	10X Fund, L.P. has direct beneficial ownership of all the securities owned by 10X Fund, L.P. 10X Capital Management, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, is the general partner of 10X Fund, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and may be deemed to have indirect beneficial ownership of all or a portion of the securities owned directly by 10X Fund, L.P. 10X Capital Management, LLC disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

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