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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): February
6, 2017
ARIAD
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
001-36172 |
22-3106987 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
125 Binney Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts |
02142 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code: (617) 494-0400
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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ITEM 8.01 | Other Events. |
In the press release dated February 6, 2017, ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“ARIAD” or the “Company”) announced the submission of a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for its investigational oral anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor, brigatinib, to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). ARIAD is seeking marketing approval in the European Union of brigatinib in adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK+) non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have been previously treated with crizotinib. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently reviewing a New Drug Application for brigatinib filed by ARIAD and has set an action date of April 29, 2017 under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA).
A copy of the press release is being filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit |
Description |
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99.1 | Press release dated February 6, 2017 |
The press release may contain hypertext links to information on our websites. The information on our websites is not incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K and does not constitute a part of this Form 8-K.
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.
ARIAD Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Manmeet S. Soni |
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Manmeet S. Soni |
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Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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Date: |
February 6, 2017 |
Exhibit List.
Exhibit |
Description |
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99.1 |
Press release dated February 6, 2017 |