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): September 27, 2010
Seattle Genetics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-32405 | 91-1874389 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
21823 30th Drive SE
Bothell, Washington 98021
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(425) 527-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 27, 2010, Seattle Genetics, Inc. issued a press release announcing positive top-line data from its pivotal clinical trial of brentuximab vedotin (SGN-35) in patients with relapsed and refractory Hodgkin lymphoma. The press release, dated September 27, 2010, entitled “Seattle Genetics and Millennium Announce Positive Top-Line Brentuximab Vedotin (SGN-35) Data from Pivotal Trial in Relapsed and Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma” is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| 99.1 | Press Release of Seattle Genetics, Inc. dated September 27, 2010 |
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.
| SEATTLE GENETICS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: September 27, 2010 | By: | /S/ CLAY B. SIEGALL | ||||
Clay B. Siegall President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of Seattle Genetics, Inc. dated September 27, 2010 | |