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): December 8, 2012
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (408) 774-0330
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 8, 2012, Pharmacyclics, Inc. (the "Company") announced follow-up results demonstrating that its investigational oral therapy ibrutinib (PCI-32765), alone resulted in an estimated 96 percent progression-free survival (PFS) at 26 months for patients over 65 years of age with treatment-naive chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) or small lymphocytic lymphoma (SLL) and an estimated PFS at 26 months of 75 percent for those with relapsed-refractory / high-risk disease. The foregoing description is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Company's press release dated December 8, 2012, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Item 7.01 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and the related exhibits, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section. The information in this Item 7.01 shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any incorporation by reference language in any such filing. This Item 7.01 will not be deemed an admission as to the materiality of any information in this Item 7.01 that is required to be disclosed solely by Regulation FD.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Data Presented at American Society of Hematology from Ibrutinib Phase 1b/2 and Phase 2 Trials Suggest High and Durable Response in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
December 8, 2012
| | PHARMACYCLICS, INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Joshua T. Brumm |
| | | Name: Joshua T. Brumm |
| | | Title: Executive Vice President, Finance |
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description |
| 99.1 | Data Presented at American Society of Hematology from Ibrutinib Phase 1b/2 and Phase 2 Trials Suggest High and Durable Response in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia |
