8-K

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): February 28, 2017

Trovagene, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-35558	27-2004382
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission File	IRS Employer
of incorporation or organization)	Number)	Identification No.)

11055 Flintkote Avenue

San Diego, CA 92121

(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 952-7570

(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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Item 8.01Other Events.

On February 28, 2017, Trovagene, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that Bill Welch, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Erlander, Chief Scientific Officer, will be attending the 29th Annual ROTH Conference, March 12-15, 2017, at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA and participating in investor meetings on March 13th and 14th.    A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release of Trovagene, Inc. dated February 28, 2017

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.

Dated:         February 28, 2017

TROVAGENE, INC.
By:	/s/ William J. Welch
	William J. Welch
	President and Chief Executive Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Trovagene to Attend the 29th Annual ROTH Conference

SAN DIEGO, CA — February 28, 2017 — Trovagene, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROV), a developer of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) molecular diagnostics, is scheduled to attend the 29th Annual ROTH Conference, March 12-15, 2017, at the Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel in Dana Point, CA.

Bill Welch, Chief Executive Officer, and Mark Erlander, Chief Scientific Officer, will be attending the conference and participating in investor meetings on March 13th and 14th.  No formal presentation is being made.

About Trovagene, Inc.

Headquartered in San Diego, California, Trovagene is leveraging its proprietary Precision Cancer Monitoring® (PCM) technology in an effort to enable itself, through its CLIA/CAP — accredited laboratory, and others, through the distribution of research use only (RUO) kits and systems, to detect and monitor ctDNA in urine and blood. The Company’s PCM technology allows for detection and quantitation of oncogene mutations in cancer patients for improved disease management. Trovagene’s TroveraTM liquid biopsy test, which utilizes PCM technology, is designed to provide important clinical information beyond the current standard of care, and is protected by significant intellectual property, including multiple issued patents and pending patent applications worldwide. For more information, please visit http://www.trovagene.com/.

Trovagene Contact:

Vicki Kelemen

Sr. Director, Marketing Communications

858-952-7652

vkelemen@trovagene.com

Trovagene Inc.  |  11055 Flintkote Avenue  |  San Diego  |  CA 92121  |  Tel.: USA [+1] 888-391-7992