Progenics Form 8-K December 1, 2005

 
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) December 1, 2005
 
 
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
000-23143
 
13-3379479
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
 
777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York
 
10591
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (914) 789-2800
 
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
 

      Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that it is today initiating a phase 1b clinical trial of a new investigational HIV therapy - a humanized monoclonal antibody that specifically binds CCR5, a receptor that serves as a portal of entry for HIV into cells of the immune system. PRO 140 belongs to a new class of drugs, viral-entry inhibitors, which are designed to prevent HIV from entering and infecting healthy cells. The phase 1b trial is designed to evaluate the tolerability, pharmacology and antiviral activity of PRO 140 in patients infected with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), the virus that causes AIDS. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information contained therein is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
The information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Form 8-K shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We undertake no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 in this Form 8-K.
 
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
 
(c) Exhibits
 
 
Exhibit No.     Description
 
 
99.1  
     Press Release dated December 1, 2005 regarding PRO 140 Phase 1b trial
 


 
 
 
 
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/ ROBERT A. MCKINNEY                            
    Robert A. McKinney
    Chief Financial Officer, Vice President,
    Finance and Operations and Treasurer
 
 
Date: December 1, 2005