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):   December 10, 2013

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
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(Commission
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280 East Grand Avenue, South San Francisco, California   94080
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (650) 624 - 3000

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

Cytokinetics, Incorporated announced that the results from a first-time-in-humans clinical trial of CK-2127107 in healthy male volunteers were presented during a Late Breaking Clinical Trials session at the 7th International Conference of the Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders in Kobe, Japan. Cytokinetics, in collaboration with Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas," Tokyo: 4503), is developing CK-2127107, a novel small molecule activator of the fast skeletal muscle troponin complex, for potential application in non-neuromuscular diseases and medical conditions associated with muscle weakness.

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.






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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
          
December 10, 2013   By:   /s/ Sharon Barbari
       
        Name: Sharon Barbari
        Title: Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description

 
99.1
  December 10, 2013 Press Release