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): January 30, 2014
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34655 | 04-3581650 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 650 East Kendall Street Cambridge, Massachusetts |
02142 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 299-5000
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On January 30, 2014, AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the Company and Astellas Pharma Inc. are discontinuing the BATON (Biomarker Assessment of Tivozanib in ONcology) breast cancer clinical trial, a Phase 2 study in patients with locally recurrent or metastatic triple negative breast cancer (TNBC), due to insufficient enrollment. The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) The following exhibits are included in this report:
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release issued by the Company on January 30, 2014 | |
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.
AVEO Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Date: January 30, 2014
| By: | /s/ Tuan Ha-Ngoc | |
| Tuan Ha-Ngoc President and Chief Executive Officer | ||