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, 2011
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 0-21696 | 22-3106987 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
26 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts | 02139 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 494-0400
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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On June 3, 2011, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing initial clinical findings on ponatinib in patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia (AML) from the Company’s Phase 1 clinical trial. In addition to being an investigational pan-BCR-ABL inhibitor for use in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), ponatinib selectively and potently inhibits certain other tyrosine kinases, including a specific mutation of FLT3 called the internal tandem duplication (ITD). This mutation has been implicated in about one-third of AML patients and is associated with a poor prognosis. These results are being presented today at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago.
A copy of the press release is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained therein is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits.
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Number | Description |
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99.1 | Press Release dated June 3, 2011. |
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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Date: | June 3, 2011 | By: | | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
| | | | Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
| | | | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit Number | Description |
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99.1 | Press Release dated June 3, 2011. |
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