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): May 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)
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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 May 13, 2020, Bio-Path Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release titled, “Bio-Path Holdings to Present at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology 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 May 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: May 14, 2020 | By: | /s/ Peter H. Nielsen | |
Peter H. Nielsen | |||
President and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit | ||
Number | Description | |
99.1 | Press Release dated May 13, 2020 |
Exhibit 99.1
Bio-Path Holdings to Present at the 2020 American Society of Clinical Oncology Annual Meeting
HOUSTON—May 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 Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting, taking place from May 29-31, 2020.
Dr. Maro Ohanian, Department of Leukemia, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, will discuss the Phase 2 study design of BP1001 (liposomal Grb2 antisense), the Company’s lead drug candidate, in combination with decitabine as a potential treatment for patients diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome.
Details for the virtual poster presentation are as follows:
Date: Friday, May 29, 2020
Presentation Time: 8:00 am Eastern Time
Session: Hematologic Malignancies – Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes, and Allotransplant
Abstract: TPS7561
Poster: 334
Title: A phase II study of BP1001 (liposomal Grb2 antisense oligonucleotide) in patients with hematologic 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