UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): February 2, 2009
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 000-50855 | 23-3016883 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
40 Valley Stream Parkway Malvern, PA | 19355 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (484) 321-5900
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On February 2, 2009, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it completed patient enrollment in the Company’s U.S. phase IIb trial of XIAFLEXTM (clostridial collagenase for injection) for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease. The full text of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
The foregoing is qualified in its entirety by the text of the press release attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. All readers are encouraged to read the entire text of the press release attached hereto.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On February 2, 2009, the Company announced that it completed patient enrollment in the Company’s phase IIb trial of XIAFLEXTM (clostridial collagenase for injection) for the treatment of Peyronie’s disease.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) | Exhibits. |
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press release, dated February 2, 2009, issued by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
SIGNATURE
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.
AUXILIUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||
Date: February 2, 2009 | By: | /s/ James E. Fickenscher | ||
James E. Fickenscher | ||||
Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | |
99.1 | Press release, dated February 2, 2009, issued by Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |