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): June 2, 2012
ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-33038 | 84-1475672 | ||
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
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1180 Avenue of the Americas |
10036 | |||
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
(Zip Code) | |||
(646) 214-0700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On June 2, 2012, ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. issued a press release announcing the completion of enrollment of its PICASSO 3 trial, an international, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical study of palifosfamide in combination with doxorubicin, versus doxorubicin alone, for the treatment of metastatic soft tissue sarcoma in the front-line setting.
A copy of the above-referenced 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 | ||
| Exhibit No. | Description | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 2, 2012 | ||
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.
| ZIOPHARM Oncology, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Caesar Belbel | |
| Date: June 4, 2012 | Name: Caesar Belbel | |
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer | ||
INDEX OF EXHIBITS
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated June 2, 2012 |