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
April 16, 2018
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
Leap Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-37990 | | 27-4412575 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
47 Thorndike Street, Suite B1-1
Cambridge, MA
(Address of principal executive offices) | | 02141
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (617) 714-0360
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On April 16, 2018, Leap Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing new clinical and nonclinical data presented at the AACR Annual Meeting relating to the Company’s anti-DKK1 monoclonal antibody, DKN-01. Nonclincal experiments demonstrated the activity of DKK1 inhibition in enhancing innate immunity and the potential for combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. The presentation also highlighted the preliminary results from the Company’s dose escalation phase of the clinical study evaluating DKN-01 in combination with Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab). The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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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.
| Leap Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Dated: April 16, 2018 | By: | /s/ Douglas Onsi |
| Name: | Douglas Onsi |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer, General Counsel, Treasurer and Secretary |
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