UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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)
September 28, 2012
ASTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | | 0-27628 | | 91-1841574 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer
Identification No.) |
4140 Dublin Blvd., Suite 200
Dublin, CA 94568
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(925) 560-0100
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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):
o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On September 28, 2012, Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the European Commission has approved the marketing authorization for Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection for the treatment of adult patients (age 65 and above) with newly diagnosed de novo or secondary acute myeloid leukemia (AML), according to the World Health Organization classification, who are not candidates for standard induction chemotherapy. Dacogen has also been granted Orphan Drug designation for the treatment of AML.
A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
Number | |
Description
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99.1 | | Press release issued by Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on September 28, 2012 |
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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.
| | ASTEX PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
| | |
| By: | /s/ MICHAEL MOLKENTIN |
| | Michael Molkentin |
| | Chief Financial Officer |
| | |
Date: September 28, 2012 | | |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number | | Description |
| | |
99.1 | | Press Release issued by Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on September 28, 2012 |
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