UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549
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FORM 8-K
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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 9, 2008


Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
000-30929
(Commission File Number)
 
13-4087132
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


750 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(212) 531-5965
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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:

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 Item 8.01.           Other Events.

On December 9, 2008, Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s reporting of Phase 1/2 Data on KRX-0401 (Perifosine) at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology. A copy of this press release is being filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)          Exhibits.

The following exhibit is filed as a part of this report:
 
 
Exhibit
  
 
Number
Description
     
 
99.1
Press Release dated December 9, 2008


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.
 
 
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Registrant)
  
       
       
       
       
Date: December 9, 2008  
By:
/s/ James F. Oliviero  
   
James F. Oliviero
  
   
Vice President, Finance
  
       



INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
 
Exhibit
  
 
Number
Description
     
 
99.1
Press Release dated December 9, 2008