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): July 27, 2012
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 July 27, 2012, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing the initiation of the randomized Phase 3 trial of ponatinib, its investigational pan-BCR-ABL inhibitor, in adult patients with newly diagnosed chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The EPIC (Evaluation of Ponatinib versus Imatinib in Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) trial is designed to provide definitive clinical data to support regulatory approval of ponatinib in treatment-naïve CML patients. The efficacy of ponatinib will be assessed in comparison to imatinib based on evaluation of the primary endpoint of major molecular response (MMR) rate at 12 months. ARIAD expects to complete patient enrollment in the trial by the end of 2013.
ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) The following exhibit is filed with this report:
Exhibit
Number | Description |
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| 99.1 | Press Release dated July 27, 2012. |
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.
| | ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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| | By: | | /s/ Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
| | | | Edward M. Fitzgerald | |
| | | | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: | July 27, 2012 | | | |
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