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): November 11, 2016
CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 001-37719 | | 46-4670809 |
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission
File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification Number) |
863 Mitten Road, Suite 102
Burlingame, CA 94010
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 900-4520
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 11, 2016, Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing clinical data with lead checkpoint inhibitor CPI-444, in connection with the presentations of such data at the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer’s (SITC) 31st Annual Meeting and Associated Programs. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
Reference is made to the Exhibit Index attached hereto.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: November 14, 2016 | By: | /s/ Leiv Lea |
| | Leiv Lea |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Press release titled, “Corvus Pharmaceuticals Announces Preliminary Phase 1/1b Clinical Data with Lead Checkpoint Inhibitor CPI-444 Demonstrating Safety and Evidence of Anti-Tumor Activity as a Single Agent in Patients with Advanced Refractory Cancers” dated November 11, 2016. |
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