8-K

 

 

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): June 3, 2018

 

 

FibroGen, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   001-36740   77-0357827

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

FibroGen, Inc.

409 Illinois Street

San Francisco, CA 94158

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(415) 978-1200

(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

On June 3, 2018, FibroGen, Inc. issued a press release in which it announced results from its clinical trial of pamrevlumab in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced unresectable pancreatic cancer. The results were presented in a discussion poster session at the 2018 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois.

A copy of such press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

    No.    

  

Description

99.1   

Press Release titled “FibroGen Presents Clinical Results of Pamrevlumab Treatment in Patients with Locally Advanced Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer at ASCO 2018 Annual Meeting” dated June 3, 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.

 

    FIBROGEN, INC.
Dated: June 4, 2018      
    By:  

/s/ Michael Lowenstein

      Michael Lowenstein
      Chief Legal Officer