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): | December 10, 2013 |
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50633 | 94-3291317 |
| _____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
| 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California | 94080 | |
| _________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) |
| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | (650) 624 - 3000 |
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Cytokinetics, Incorporated announced that the results from a first-time-in-humans clinical trial of CK-2127107 in healthy male volunteers were presented during a Late Breaking Clinical Trials session at the 7th International Conference of the Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders in Kobe, Japan. Cytokinetics, in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas," Tokyo: 4503), is developing CK-2127107, a novel small molecule activator of the fast skeletal muscle troponin complex, for potential application in non-neuromuscular diseases and medical conditions associated with muscle weakness.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | ||||
| December 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Sharon Barbari | ||
| Name: Sharon Barbari | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | December 10, 2013 Press Release |