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): | August 17, 2016 |
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.
On August 17, 2016 Cytokinetics, Inc. announced the completion of patient enrollment in VITALITY-ALS (Ventilatory Investigation of Tirasemtiv and Assessment of Longitudinal Indices after Treatment for a Year in ALS), an international Phase 3 clinical trial of tirasemtiv in patients with ALS. VITALITY-ALS is designed to assess the effects of tirasemtiv versus placebo on slow vital capacity (SVC) and other measures of skeletal muscle strength in patients with ALS. VITALITY-ALS enrolled more than 700 patients in 81 centers in 11 countries. Results from VITALITY-ALS are expected in the second half of 2017. The company also announced that enrollment in the open-label extension to VITALITY-ALS is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of this year.
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 | ||||
| August 17, 2016 | By: | /s/ Sharon A. Barbari | ||
| Name: Sharon A. Barbari | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release, dated August 17, 2016 |