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): September 9, 2015
PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-35703 | 77-0683487 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
10880 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2150
Los Angeles, California 90024
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(424) 248-6500
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 9, 2015, Puma Biotechnology, Inc. was advised of the issuance by the United States Patent and Trademark Office of a Notice of Allowance for U.S. Patent Application 11/883,474 titled “Method for Treating Gefitinib Resistant Cancer.” The patent application includes claims for a method for treating gefitinib and/or erlotinib resistant cancer by administering an irreversible epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor.
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.
| PUMA BIOTECHNOLOGY, INC. | ||||||||||
| Date: September 14, 2015 | By: | /s/ Alan H. Auerbach | ||||||||
| Alan H. Auerbach | ||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||