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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 17, 2017
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware | 001-35006 | 93-0979187 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) | (Commission
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Identification No.) |
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| 11500 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. 240, Henderson, NV | 89052 |
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (702) 835-6300
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On October 17, 2017, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the oral presentation of interim data from a Phase 2 clinical study evaluating poziotinib in EGFR Exon 20 Mutant Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) by scientists from the MD Anderson Cancer Center which was presented in Yokohama, Japan, October 15-18, 2017. A copy of this press release announcing the interim data is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On October 18, 2017, the Company held a conference call at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time to further discuss the poziotinib study results. Interested parties may access a replay of the webcast, including presentation materials, on the investor relations page of the Company’s website: http://investor.sppirx.com/events.cfm.
The information contained in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including without limitation any information contained on the Company’s website, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1 | |
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.
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| SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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Date: October 18, 2017 | By: | /s/ Kurt A. Gustafson |
| | Kurt A. Gustafson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No. | Description |
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99.1 | |