bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 3, 2018, bluebird bio, Inc. (“bluebird”) conducted an investor webcast presenting updated clinical data for the LentiGlobin product candidate in the treatment of patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia (HGB-204, HGB-207, and HGB-212), for the LentiGlobin product candidate in the treatment of patients with sickle cell disease (HGB-206), and for the bb21217 product candidate in the treatment of patients with relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma (CRB-402), as presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Hematology (“ASH”) in San Diego, CA. A copy of the presentation is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01Other Events.
On December 3, 2018, bluebird issued a press release announcing data presented at ASH from the Phase 3 Northstar-2 (HGB-207) and Phase 3 Northstar-3 (HGB-212) clinical studies of its investigational LentiGlobin product candidate in patients with transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia.
Also on December 3, 2018, bluebird issued a press release announcing data presented at ASH from patients in Group C of its ongoing Phase 1/2 HGB-206 study of its investigational LentiGlobin product candidate in patients with sickle cell disease.
The full text of bluebird’s press releases regarding these announcements are filed as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
bluebird bio, Inc. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 blue-ex991_22.htm EX-99.1 blue-ex991_22.pptx.htm ASH 2018 December 3,…To view the full exhibit click here
About bluebird bio, Inc. (NASDAQ:BLUE)
bluebird bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company. The Company is focused on developing transformative gene therapies for severe genetic and rare diseases and in the field of T cell-based immunotherapy. Its gene therapy clinical programs include LentiGlobin product candidate to treat transfusion-dependent B-thalassemia (TDT) and severe sickle cell disease (SCD), and Lenti-D product candidate to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), a rare hereditary neurological disorder. Its oncology programs are built using lentiviral gene delivery and T cell engineering, with a focus on developing T cell-based immunotherapies, including chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and T cell receptor (TCR) T cell therapies. Its oncology program, bb2121, is a CAR T cell product candidate targeting B-cell maturation antigen, or BCMA, in multiple myeloma. It also offers discovery research programs utilizing megaTALs/homing endonuclease gene editing technologies for use across its pipeline.
