UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 | |||
FORM 8-K | |||
CURRENT REPORT | |||
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 | |||
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 10, 2010 | |||
NexMed, Inc. | |||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
Nevada | 0-22245 | 87-0449967 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
6330 Nancy Ridge Drive, Suite 103, San Diego, California | 92121 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (858) 222-8041 | |||
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | |||
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Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On May 10, 2010, NexMed, Inc. (the “Company”) announced data from a pre-clinical study examining the subcutaneous delivery of rituximab, the first FDA-approved therapeutic antibody for the treatment of cancer in the United States. The study results showed that animals receiving subcutaneous injections of rituximab, incorporated with the Company’s NexACT technology, demonstrated a 46% enhancement in bioavailability over rituximab alone. Rituximab is a cancer medication that interferes with the development of cancer cells, slowing their growth and spread in the body. Delivered via intravenous infusion, rituximab is the active drug in Rituxan®, currently marketed by Genentech and Biogen IDEC, and prescribed to treat Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Further studies will be needed to validate these results in humans.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NEXMED, INC. | |||
By: | /s/ Mark Westgate | ||
Name: Mark Westgate | |||
Title: Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||
Date: May 10, 2010