UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): April 13, 2020
BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 001-36333 | 87-0652870 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
4710 Bellaire Boulevard, Suite 210, Bellaire, Texas | 77401 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(832) 742-1357
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class | Trading Symbol | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | BPTH | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ¨
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On April 13, 2020, Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release titled, “Bio-Path Holdings to Present at the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting.” A copy of such press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated April 13, 2020 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
BIO-PATH HOLDINGS, Inc. | |||
Dated: April 13, 2020 | By: | /s/ Peter H. Nielsen | |
Peter H. Nielsen | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated April 13, 2020 |
Exhibit 99.1
Bio-Path Holdings to Present at the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting
HOUSTON—April 13, 2020 – Bio-Path Holdings, Inc., (NASDAQ: BPTH), a biotechnology company leveraging its proprietary DNAbilize™ liposomal delivery and antisense technology to develop a portfolio of targeted nucleic acid cancer drugs, today announced an upcoming virtual poster presentation at the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting, taking place from April 27-28, 2020.
Dr. Ana Tari Ashizawa, Senior Vice President of Research, Development and Clinical Design, at Bio-Path Holdings will summarize the Phase 1 study design of BP1002 (liposomal Bcl-2 antisense), the Company’s second drug candidate, for the treatment of lymphomas and chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Details for the virtual poster presentation are as follows:
Date: Monday, April 27, 2020
Poster Release Time: 12:01 am Eastern Time
Session: Phase I Trials In Progress
Abstract: 9464
Title: “A Phase I Clinical Trial to Study the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Efficacy of BP1002 (L-Bcl-2) Antisense Oligonucleotide in Patients with Advanced Lymphoid Malignancies”
About Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.
Bio-Path is a biotechnology company developing DNAbilize®, a novel technology that has yielded a pipeline of RNAi nanoparticle drugs that can be administered with a simple intravenous transfusion. Bio-Path’s lead product candidate, prexigebersen (BP1001, targeting the Grb2 protein), is in a Phase 2 study for the treatment of blood cancers and has filed an IND for a Phase 1 clinical trial for solid tumors. The Company’s second pipeline candidate is BP1002, which targets the Bcl-2 protein and is planned to be evaluated for the treatment of lymphoma and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. In addition, an IND application for BP1003, a novel liposome-incorporated STAT3 antisense oligodeoxynucleotide developed by Bio-Path as a specific inhibitor of STAT3, is expected to be filed in 2020.
For more information, please visit the Company's website at http://www.biopathholdings.com.
Contact Information:
Investors
Will O’Connor
Stern Investor Relations, Inc.
212-362-1200
will@sternir.com
Doug Morris
Investor Relations
Bio-Path Holdings, Inc.
832-742-1369
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