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
3, 2013
Clovis
Oncology, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
001-35347 |
90-0475355 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
2525 28th Street, Suite 100 Boulder, Colorado |
80301 |
|
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 625-5000
Not
Applicable
(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:
⃞ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 3, 2013, Clovis Oncology, Inc. issued a press release announcing initial findings from an ongoing Phase I/II monotherapy study of rucaparib, the company’s oral, potent, small molecule poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor being developed for the treatment of ovarian cancer. Initial results from the Phase I dose-escalation portion of this Phase I/II study are being presented for the first time today at a poster session during the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting 2013 in Chicago.
A copy of the press release is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained therein is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Number and Description
99.1 | Press Release, dated June 3, 2013. |
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.
CLOVIS ONCOLOGY, INC. |
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June 3, 2013 |
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By: |
/s/ Erle T. Mast |
Name: |
Erle T. Mast |
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Title: |
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press Release, dated June 3, 2013. |
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