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 12, 2020
MATEON THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 000-21990 | 13-3679168 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
29397 Agoura Road Suite 107
Agoura Hills, CA 91301
(Address of principal executive offices and Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
(650) 635-7000
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Title of class | Trading Symbols | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
N/A |
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Company Presentation
Company made presentations on OT-101 during BIO Digital Week June 8-12, 3030. BIO Digital virtually convened over 7,000 participants from 64 countries across 28 time zones for a week of meaningful, thought-provoking conversations and BIO One-on-One Partnering. The same presentation was made to BARDA Coronawatch with positive feedback and the subsequent filing to BARDA for consideration for funding. The presentation is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1.
Press release
The press release on June 1, 2020 Company report several peer-reviewed publications derived from its R&D effort against COVID-19. The press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.2.
Publications
Fatih M. Uckun, Vuong Trieu. Targeting Transforming Growth Factor-beta for Treatment of COVID-19-associated Kawasaki Disease in Children. Clin Res Pediatr 2020; 3(1): 1-3. Kawasaki Disease syndrome been observed with COVID19 and this publication ties the syndrome with TGF-beta and OT-101 as potential treatment. Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.3.
Fatih M. Uckun, Larn Hwang, Vuong Trieu. Selectively targeting TGF-β with Trabedersen/OT-101 in treatment of evolving and mild ARDS in COVID-19. Clin. Invest. (Lond.) 2020; 10(2), 167-176. DOI: 10.4172/ Clinical-Investigation.1000166. ARDS is frequently observed in COVID19 and this publication ties ARDS with TGF-beta and OT-101 as potential treatment. Filed herewith as Exhibit 99.4.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | Incorporation by reference | ||
99.1 | Presentation | Filed herewith. | ||
99.2 | Press release | Filed herewith. | ||
99.3 | Kawasaki publication | Filed herewith. | ||
99.4 | ARDS publication | Filed herewith. |
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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.
Mateon Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Date: June 18, 2020 | /s/ Vuong Trieu | |
By: | Vuong Trieu | |
Chief Executive Officer |
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