UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
July 16, 2014
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CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Delaware | 001-34058 | 88-0363465 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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8840 Wilshire
Blvd., 2nd Floor, Beverly Hills, CA |
90211 |
(310) 358-3200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
Preliminary Clinical Data
On July 16, 2014 Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing completion of the analysis on the six-month MRI data of Phase I of the ALLSTAR clinical trial. This press release detailed preliminary efficacy data from the study which administered CAP-1002 in fourteen treated patients. Phase I of the ALLSTAR trial was funded in part by a grant received from the National Institutes of Health. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| 99.1 | Press Release, dated July 16, 2014, announcing six-month results from Phase I ALLSTAR Trial |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. | |||
| Date: July 28, 2014 | By: | /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | |
| Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | |||
| Chief Executive Officer | |||