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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 - Advaxis, Inc. | ex99-1.htm |
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, 2014
ADVAXIS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 00028489 | 02-0563870 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission | (IRS Employer | ||
| of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
|
305 College Road East Princeton, New Jersey |
08540 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (609) 452-9813
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
A copy of the press release of Advaxis, Inc. (the “Company”) dated December 8, 2014 relating to the announcement discussed in Item 8.01 below is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 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 under that Section and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 8, 2014, the Company announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its Investigational New Drug application to conduct a Phase 1/2 clinical study to evaluate the combination of ADXS-PSA (ADXS31-142) with KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), marketed by Merck & Co., Inc., in patients with previously treated, metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). The clinical trial, which will be the first-in-human study of the Company’s lead Lm-LLO immunotherapy product candidate in prostate cancer, is expected to begin patient enrollment in the first quarter of 2015.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated December 8, 2014. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| ADVAXIS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Daniel J. O’Connor | |
| Name: | Daniel J. O’Connor | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer | |
Date: December 10, 2014
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release issued by the Company on December 8, 2014. |