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 3, 2006
IMCLONE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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180 Varick Street
New York, New York 10014
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 645-1405
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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The text of certain press releases issued by ImClone Systems Incorporated (the “Company”) in connection with the American Society of Clinical Oncology (“ASCO”) 42nd Annual Meeting, attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1, 99.2, 99.3 and 99.4, is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
Please note that under Abstract #3551 in the press release attached hereto as Exhibit 99.4 (the “Press Release”), the trial’s abstract information on nine week response and disease control rates is incorrectly disclosed as the trial’s poster information. Accordingly, the fourth and fifth sentences of the Press Release’s discussion under Abstract #3551, with respect to the trial’s poster information, should read as follows: “At nine weeks, response rates were 27% (10/37) in the chemotherapy alone arm and 57% (21/37) in the combination ERBITUX and chemotherapy arm. At nine weeks, rates of disease control were 84% (31/37) in the chemotherapy alone arm and 86% (32/37) in the combination ERBITUX and chemotherapy arm.” In addition, at 18 weeks, disease control rates were 46% (17/37) and 65% (24/37), respectively, and response rates were 30% (11/37) and 51% (19/37), respectively.
In addition, please note that under Abstract #3550 in the Press Release, which discloses a 68% response rate in the ERBITUX, capecitabine and oxaliplatin (“CCO”) arm of the subject Phase II trial, the number of patients in the relevant denominator is incorrectly disclosed. As reported in the poster presentation, the 68% response rate was by reference to 17/25 patients and not 17/51 patients.
ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
| Company press release dated June 3, 2006. | |
99.2 |
| Company press release dated June 4, 2006. | |
99.3 |
| Company press release dated June 4, 2006. | |
99.4 |
| Company press release dated June 5, 2006. |
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.
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Dated: June 8, 2006 | By: | /s/ Erik D. Ramanathan |
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| Erik D. Ramanathan |
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| Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel |