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| EX-99.1 - EXHIBIT 99.1 PRESS RELEASE - AMIFOSTINE STUDY - CUMBERLAND PHARMACEUTICALS INC | pressrelease-amifostinestu.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): February 2, 2018 (January 30, 2018) | |
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Tennessee | 001-33637 | 62-1765329 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
2525 West End Avenue, Suite 950, Nashville, Tennessee | 37203 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (615) 255-0068 | |||
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On January 30, 2018, Cumberland announced a new publication in Leukemia & Lymphoma, with study results showing that amifostine decreases gastro-intestinal (GI) toxicity in patients who receive treatment for their multiple myeloma. Cumberland markets branded amifostine in the U.S. under the name Ethyol®.
The investigator study, led by Ehsan Malek, MD at Case Western Reserve University, assessed multiple myeloma patients receiving high dose melphalan followed by auto-HTC. It consisted of patients at University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, OH and the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. It evaluated the effect amifostine has on this method of treatment.
Amifostine is used to reduce the side effects of certain chemotherapy agents and radiation treatment. It is known as a cytoprotective agent, protecting the body from some of the potentially serious side effects of treatment.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1.
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.
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. | ||
February 2, 2018 | By: Michael Bonner | |
Name: Michael Bonner | ||
Title: Chief Financial Officer | ||
Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | ||