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): December 3, 2015
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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(Commission |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
375 Pheasant Run
Newtown, PA 18940
(267) 759-3680
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrants Principal Executive Offices)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events
On December 3, 2015, Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. (the Company) received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that a full clinical hold has been placed on the investigational new drug application for briciclib, one of the Companys secondary clinical-stage product candidates, following a drug product lot testing failure due to visible particulates. The Company will be required to undertake appropriate remedial actions prior to re-initiating the clinical trial. The Company previously reported that enrollment in the next cohort of a Phase 1 clinical trial of briciclib was expected to resume upon completion of quality control testing of the drug product.
The Companys current efforts are focused on its lead product candidate, rigosertib. The FDA action does not affect the Companys plans with respect to the Phase 3 clinical trial of rigosertib IV in patients with higher-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) or any other rigosertib clinical trials.
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: December 4, 2015 |
Onconova Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
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/s/ Ajay Bansal |
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Name: Ajay Bansal |
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Title: Chief Financial Officer |