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
July
27, 2010
Date
of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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ANTIGENICS INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
DELAWARE |
000-29089 |
06-1562417 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
3 Forbes Road Lexington, MA |
02421 |
(Address of principal executive offices) |
(Zip Code) |
781-674-4400
(Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
On July 27, 2010, Antigenics Inc. announced positive results with AG-707, an investigational therapeutic vaccine being developed to treat herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), the virus that causes genital herpes, in infected patients. Developed by Antigenics, the vaccine triggers a cellular immune response, stimulating both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells. In this four-arm, phase 1 study, 35 HSV-2 seropositive patients received AG-707+QS-21 Stimulon® adjuvant (Antigenics proprietary saponin adjuvant), AG-707 alone, QS-21 alone, or placebo. All patients who were evaluable for immune response and received AG-707 with QS-21 showed a statistically significant CD4+ T cell response (100%; 7/7) to HSV-2 antigens as detected by IFNγ Elispot, and the majority of those patients demonstrated a CD8+ T cell response (63%; 5/8). This study is the first to demonstrate that heat shock proteins complexed to viral antigens induce an antigen-specific T cell response in humans.
The full text of the press release issued in connection with the announcement is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following exhibit is furnished herewith:
99.1 Press Release dated July 27, 2010
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.
ANTIGENICS INC. |
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Date: |
July 27, 2010 |
By: |
/s/ Shalini Sharp |
Shalini Sharp |
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Chief Financial Officer |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description of Exhibit |
99.1 |
Press Release dated July 27, 2010 |