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 7, 2015
Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-36167 | 26-3931704 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
85 Wells Avenue, 2nd Floor, Newton, Massachusetts |
02459 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 658-0600
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. | Other Events. |
On December 7, 2015, Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing the presentation of positive clinical data on the activity of selinexor in combination with other anticancer agents across multiple hematologic malignancies at the 2015 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. 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.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
The Exhibits to this Current Report on Form 8-K are listed in the Exhibit Index attached hereto.
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.
KARYOPHARM THERAPEUTICS INC. | ||||||
Date: December 7, 2015 | By: | /s/ Christopher B. Primiano | ||||
Christopher B. Primiano Senior Vice President, Corporate Development, General Counsel and Secretary |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 7, 2015, entitled Karyopharm Therapeutics Presents Positive Clinical Data on the Activity of Selinexor in Combination with Other Anticancer Agents across Multiple Hematologic Malignancies at the 2015 American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting. |