CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CAPR) Files An 8-K Regulation FD DisclosureItem 7.01
On October 4, 2017, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing positive six-month results from the randomized Phase I/II HOPE clinical trial in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. Additionally, the Company made available on its website a poster from its presentation at the 22nd International Congress of the World Muscle Society.
The information contained in this Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1 and 99.2 attached hereto) is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. Press Release, dated October 4, 2017 |
| 99.2 | Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. World Muscle Society Poster |
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. ExhibitEX-99.1 2 v476438_ex99-1.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit 99.1 Capricor Therapeutics Presents Positive Six-Month Results in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at World Muscle Society International Congress Data Set the Stage for the Upcoming HOPE-2 Clinical Trial of CAP-1002 SAINT MALO,…To view the full exhibit click here
About CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. (NASDAQ:CAPR)
Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics. The Company focuses on discovering, developing and commercializing regenerative medicine and large molecule products for the treatment of disease, with a primary focus on the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, including orphan indications. Its product candidate, CAP-1002, a cardiosphere-derived cell product, is being tested in the ALLSTAR Phase II clinical study on patients having suffered a myocardial infarction (MI), while the DYNAMIC clinical study is testing CAP-1002 in patients in the advanced-stage of heart failure. CAP-1002 is also being tested in the HOPE-Duchenne Phase I/II clinical study for use in connection with Duchenne muscular dystrophy-related cardiomyopathy. Cenderitide, a dual receptor natriuretic peptide agonist, is being tested in a Phase II clinical study. Exosomes are nano-sized, membrane-enclosed vesicles.
