form8k01102008.htm
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) January 10,
2008
Progenics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
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000-23143
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13-3379479
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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777
Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York
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10591
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code (914) 789-2800
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Section
8
Item
8.01. Other Events
Progenics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division
of
Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) has extended by three months the action date for its review of the New
Drug Application (NDA) for subcutaneous methylnaltrexone. The FDA’s revised
action date for methylnaltrexone, currently being reviewed for the treatment
of
opioid-induced constipation (OIC) in patients receiving palliative care, is
now
April 30, 2008.A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
and the information contained therein is incorporated by reference into this
Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item
9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1
Press
Release dated January 10, 2008
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.
PROGENICS
PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By: /s/
ROBERT A.
MCKINNEY
Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice President,
Finance & Operations and Treasurer
Date:
January 10, 2008