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 12, 2001

ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	0-21696	22-3106987
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

26 LANDSDOWNE STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
(617) 494-0400

TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1 PRESS RELEASE DATED OCTOBER 12, 2001

ITEM 7.   FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.

(c) Exhibits.

99.1   The Registrant’s Press Release dated October 12, 2001.

ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

     On October 12, 2001, the Registrant publicly disseminated a Press Release announcing that new data of its lead product candidates to treat bone metastases and osteoporosis are being reported at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.

     The information contained in the Press Release dated October 12, 2001 is incorporated herein by reference and attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. This information is furnished, and not filed, pursuant to Item 9.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
By:	/s/  Brian A. Lajoie
	Brian A. Lajoie Interim Chief Financial Officer

Date: October 12, 2001

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit
Number	Description	Sequential Page Number
99.1	The Registrant’s Press Release dated October 12, 2001.		4

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