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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) March 12,
2008
Progenics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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000-23143
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13-3379479
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(State
or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation)
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(Commission
File
Number)
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(IRS
Employer
Identification
No.)
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777 Old Saw Mill River
Road, Tarrytown, New York
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10591
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's telephone number,
including area code (914)
789-2800
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Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions (see General
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pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Section
8 – Other Events
Item
8.01. Other Events.
Progenics
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of
Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), today announced preliminary findings from the first of two
phase 3 clinical trials of intravenous methylnaltrexone being evaluated for the
management of postoperative ileus (POI) in patients recovering from segmental
colectomy surgical procedures. Preliminary results from the phase 3
clinical trial conducted by Wyeth showed that treatment did not achieve the
primary end point of the study: a reduction in time to recovery of
gastrointestinal function (i.e., time to first bowel
movement) as compared to placebo. The study also did not show that secondary
measures of surgical recovery, including time to discharge eligibility, were
superior to placebo.
A copy of
Progenics’ press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and the information
contained therein 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
Exhibit
No. Description
99.1
Press
Release dated March 12, 2008
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, Senior Vice President,
Finance & Operations and
Treasurer
Date: March 12,
2008