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): October 11, 2018 

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	000-23143	13-3379479
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

One World Trade Center, 47th Floor, New York, New York 10007

 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (646) 975-2500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.01.             Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 11, 2018, Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Progenics” or the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the Company’s plans to advance I-131 1095, the Company’s prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeted therapeutic, into a Phase 2 clinical study. I-131 1095 is a small molecule radiotherapeutic designed to selectively bind to the extracellular domain of PSMA, a protein that is expressed on prostate cancer cells. A copy of the foregoing press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated in this Item 7.01 by reference.

The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01             Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)          Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release announcing the Company’s plans to advance I-131 1095 into a Phase 2 trial, dated October 11, 2018

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.

PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:	/s/ Patrick Fabbio
	Patrick Fabbio
	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

Date: October 11, 2018