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| EX-99.1 - ABSTRACT 1372 - Pharmasset Inc | dex991.htm |
| EX-99.2 - ABSTRACT 1370 - Pharmasset Inc | dex992.htm |
| EX-99.3 - PRESS RELEASE - Pharmasset Inc | dex993.htm |
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): March 30, 2011
PHARMASSET, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33428 | 98-0406340 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 303-A College Road East Princeton, NJ | 08540 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 613-4100
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report.)
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 31, 2011, Pharmasset, Inc. (the “Company”) presented two posters at the Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver being held March 30, 2011 through April 3, 2011, entitled:
Abstract 1372
PSI-7977 QD Plus PEG/RBV in HCV GT1: 98% Rapid Virologic Response, Complete Early Virologic Response: The PROTON Study
Abstract 1370
Once Daily Dual-Nucleotide Combination of PSI-938 and PSI-7977 Provides 94% HCV RNA < LOD at Day 14: First Purine/Pyrimidine Clinical Combination Data (The Nuclear Study)
The full text of the posters described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2. The information in Item 7.01 of this Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
| Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On March 30, 2011, the Company issued a press release announcing the commencement of screening in a Phase 2b study of PSI-7977, a nucleotide analog polymerase inhibitor in development for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (“HCV”). The trial will evaluate PSI-7977 400mg dosed once daily with pegylated interferon and ribavirin in patients with HCV genotype 1, 4, 5 or 6 who have not been treated previously.
The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Abstract 1372 – PSI-7977 QD Plus PEG/RBV in HCV GT1: 98% Rapid Virologic Response, Complete Early Virologic Response: The PROTON Study | |
| 99.2 | Abstract 1370 – Once Daily Dual-Nucleotide Combination of PSI-938 and PSI-7977 Provides 94% HCV RNA <LOD at Day 14: First Purine/Pyrimidine Clinical Combination Data (The Nuclear Study) | |
| 99.3 | Pharmasset, Inc. Press Release dated March 30, 2011 | |
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.
| PHARMASSET, INC. | ||||||
| Date: March 31, 2011 | By: | /s/ Kurt Leutzinger | ||||
| Name: | Kurt Leutzinger | |||||
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Abstract 1372 – PSI-7977 QD Plus PEG/RBV in HCV GT1: 98% Rapid Virologic Response, Complete Early Virologic Response: The PROTON Study | |
| 99.2 | Abstract 1370 – Once Daily Dual-Nucleotide Combination of PSI-938 and PSI-7977 Provides 94% HCV RNA <LOD at Day 14: First Purine/Pyrimidine Clinical Combination Data (The Nuclear Study) | |
| 99.3 | Pharmasset, Inc. Press Release dated March 30, 2011 | |