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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): October 18, 2016
Cytokinetics, Incorporated
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 000-50633 | 94-3291317 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California |
94080 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 624 - 3000
Not Applicable
Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
Cytokinetics, Inc. announced the first patient has been enrolled in VIGOR-ALS (Ventilatory Investigations in Global Open-Label Research in ALS), an open-label extension clinical trial designed to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of tirasemtiv, in patients with ALS who have completed their participation in VITALITY-ALS, the Phase 3 clinical trial designed to assess the effects of tirasemtiv versus placebo on slow vital capacity (SVC) and other measures of respiratory and skeletal muscle function.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
A copy of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, and is incorporated herein by reference.
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.
| Cytokinetics, Incorporated | ||||||
| October 18, 2016 | By: | /s/ Sharon A. Barbari | ||||
| Name: Sharon A. Barbari | ||||||
| Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release Dated October 18, 2016 | |