Material Agreement (Form 8-K)

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On April 3, 2026, GT Biopharma, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), entered into an Investigator Initiated Clinical Trial Agreement (the "Agreement") with the Regents of the University of Minnesota (the "University"), pursuant to which, the University shall sponsor an Investigational New Drug ("IND") application for IND 169118 GTB-5550 (the "Research Program") and shall serve as a sponsor investigator for a phase 1a/1b clinical trial entitled, "GTB-5550, a Camelid Nanobody B7-H3 Tri-Specific Killer Engager (camB7-H3 TriKE®), in Select Advanced Solid Tumors That Failed Prior Therapy," designed by University (the "Study"). The Research Program is being conducted for clinical research use. The budget for the Study, including without limitations, funding and resources, provides for up to approximately $3.8 million over the course of three years borne by the Company. The University and the Company will each have the right to publish the Study results. The Agreement may be terminated by the Company or the University at any time upon thirty days' written notice to the other party, by the University immediately for health, welfare and safety reasons, or by either party if the other party materially breaches the Agreement, provided that the breaching party fails to cure such breach within thirty days.

The foregoing description of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Agreement attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.