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): August 1, 2017
Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-36014 | 26-0662915 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 88 Sidney Street, Cambridge, MA | 02139 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 649-8600
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 1, 2017, Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) and Celgene Corporation issued a press release announcing that IDHIFA® (enasidenib) was granted approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of patients with relapsed or refractory AML with an isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 mutation as detected by an FDA approved test. The full text of the press release issued in connection with this announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following exhibits are included in this report:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company and Celgene on August 1, 2017. | |
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.
| AGIOS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||
| Date: August 1, 2017 | By: | /s/ David P. Schenkein | ||||
| David P. Schenkein, M.D. President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company and Celgene on August 1, 2017. | |