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): June 5, 2004
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | | 0-19612 | | 04-2834797 |
(State of incorporation or
organization) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification
No.) |
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180 Varick Street, 6th Floor
New York, New York 10014 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) |
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(212) 645-1405 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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N/A |
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report) |
Item 5. Other Events and Required FD Disclosure
ImClone Systems Incorporated (the “Company”) issued various joint press releases with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in connection with data presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology held June 5-8, 2004. The press releases announced (1) the results of a Phase III study of ERBITUX™ (Cetuximab) and high-dose radiation in locally advanced head and neck cancer, (2) a summary of scientific data evaluating ERBITUX in colorectal cancer, (3) the results of a Phase III trial of the Company’s BEC2 cancer vaccine in patients with small cell lung carcinoma, (4) a summary of scientific data evaluating ERBITUX in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer, and (5) a summary of scientific data evaluating ERBITUX in head and neck cancer.
Copies of the press releases are attached hereto as exhibits and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Exhibit Title | |
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99.1 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 5, 2004. | |
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99.2 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 6, 2004. | |
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99.3 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 7, 2004. | |
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99.4 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 7, 2004. | |
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99.5 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 8, 2004. | |
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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.
| IMCLONE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED |
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| By: | /s/ Clifford R. Saffron |
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| | Name: | Clifford R. Saffron |
| | Title: | Senior Vice President, Legal
and General Counsel |
Date: June 14, 2004
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Exhibit Title |
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99.1 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 5, 2004. |
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99.2 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 6, 2004. |
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99.3 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 7, 2004. |
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99.4 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 7, 2004. |
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99.5 | | Press release of ImClone Systems Incorporated dated June 8, 2004. |
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