Cytokinetics, Incorporated (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   May 30, 2009

Cytokinetics, Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Delaware 000-50633 94-3291317
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California   94080
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (650) 624 - 3000

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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

On May 30, 2009, Cytokinetics, Incorporated issued a press release announcing today that a poster presentation summarizing interim data from the Phase I portion of a Phase I/II clinical trial data evaluating SB-743921, a novel inhibitor of kinesin spindle protein (KSP), in patients with non-Hodgkin and Hodgkin lymphoma was presented at the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) held from May 29 – June 2, 2009 in Orlando, FL. The poster highlighted that greater dose-density has been achieved with a dosing schedule of days 1 and 15 of a 28-day cycle in this clinical trial, as compared to a previous Phase I trial evaluating SB-743921. In addition, a potential amplified efficacy signal was observed without any significant increase in side effects. 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 following Exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated May 30, 2009.





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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.

         
    Cytokinetics, Incorporated
          
May 30, 2009   By:   /s/ Michael S. Rabson
       
        Name: Michael S. Rabson
        Title: Senior Vice President, Business Development and Legal, General Counsel

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press release, dated May 30, 2009