UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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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):October 15, 2013
GERON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 0-20859 | 75-2287752 |
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer |
| of incorporation) | Identification No.) |
149 COMMONWEALTH DRIVE, SUITE 2070
MENLO PARK, CALIFORNIA 94025
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(650) 473-7700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
In November 2012, Dr. Ayalew Tefferi at Mayo Clinic initiated an investigator-sponsored trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of imetelstat in patients with myelofibrosis, and to determine an appropriate dose and schedule for further evaluation (the “Myelofibrosis IST”).
Geron Corporation has been informed by Dr. Tefferi that his abstract on preliminary data from the ongoing Myelofibrosis IST has been selected by the American Society of Hematology (ASH) Program Committee for presentation in an Oral Session at the 55th ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition in New Orleans, LA. The presentation is scheduled to occur during the Myeloproliferative Syndromes: Clinical: Novel Therapeutic Strategies session on Monday, December 9, 2013 at 4:45 p.m. local time.
SIGNATURE
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.
GERON CORPORATION | |||
| Date: October 15, 2013 | By: | /s/ Stephen N. Rosenfield | |
| Stephen N. Rosenfield | |||
| Executive Vice President, General | |||
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary | |||