UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Month of November, 2015
Commission File Number: 001-37368
ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
101 Park Drive, Milton Park
Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4RY
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Other Events
On November 24, 2015, Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that it has initiated a study of its affinity enhanced T-cell therapy targeting the NY-ESO-1 cancer antigen in patients with Stage IIIb or Stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer, representing approximately 85 percent of lung cancers. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference herein.
Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated November 24, 2015
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.
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/s/ Margaret Henry |
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Margaret Henry |
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Corporate Secretary |
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Date: November 24, 2015 |
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