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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): February 4, 2013
Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 000-49839 | 45-0478605 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 60 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA |
02139 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 617-995-9800
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01. | Other Events |
On February 4, 2013, Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company has elected not to continue its clinical development program for IDX184, a nucleotide polymerase inhibitor in phase IIb testing for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (“HCV”) infection, or to continue its development of IDX19368, an HCV nucleotide polymerase inhibitor for which the Company had previously filed an investigational new drug application but had not initiated patient dosing. In August 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) placed IDX184 on partial clinical hold and IDX19368 on clinical hold due to cardiac adverse events seen in a competitor’s phase II clinical trial of BMS-986094. All three drug candidates are 2’-methyl guanosine nucleotide prodrugs. In December, Idenix completed the submission of requested cardiac safety data for IDX184 to the FDA. Idenix has found no evidence of severe cardiac findings to date. In February, the FDA communicated that the IDX184 and IDX19368 programs would remain on clinical hold, and, as a result, the Company has determined it will not continue the development of these programs.
The full text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. Exhibit 99.1 is incorporated by reference into this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated February 4, 2013 |
SIGNATURE
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.
| Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||||||
| Date: February 4, 2013 | By: | /s/ Maria Stahl | ||||
| Maria Stahl | ||||||
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | ||||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated February 4, 2013 | |