United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2009
OXiGENE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | 0-21990 (Commission File Number) | 13-3679168 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
701 Gateway Boulevard, Suite 210, South San Francisco, CA 94080
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 635-7000
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On November 17, 2009, OXiGENE, Inc. issued a press release reporting positive interim safety data from the FALCON (Fosbretabulin in Advanced Lung Oncology) study, a Phase 2, randomized, controlled study of ZYBRESTAT (fosbretabulin) in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The data from this planned interim safety analysis indicated that the combination of fosbretabulin with carboplatin and paclitaxel plus bevacizumab (Avastin(R)) appeared to be well-tolerated, and that there were no significant overlapping toxicities with bevacizumab. A copy of the press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(d) Exhibits:
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated November 17, 2009. |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 20, 2009 | OXiGENE, Inc. | |||
/s/ James B. Murphy | ||||
By: James B. Murphy | ||||
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated November 17, 2009. |