SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
June 16, 2005 (June 14, 2005)
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
| Delaware (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
000-28782 (Commission File Number) |
93-0979187 (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
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| 157 Technology Drive Irvine, California (Address of principal executive offices) |
92618 (Zip Code) |
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(949) 788-6700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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| Item 8.01 Other Events. | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT INDEX | ||||||||
| EXHIBIT 99.1 | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On June 14, 2005, Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Spectrum”) announced that it had received approval from the Office of Generic Drugs of the US Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) for the Abbreviated New Drug Application (“ANDA”) for carboplatin injection in 50 mg, 150 mg and 450 mg multi-dose vials. Carboplatin is a platinum-based, anti-cancer drug used in the treatment of patients with a wide variety of tumor types. The branded product, Paraplatin®, is marketed by Bristol-Myers Squibb. Attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K is the press releases issued by Spectrum announcing the approval of the ANDA for carboplatin.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
| Exhibits: | Description of Document | |
99.1
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Press Release dated June 14, 2005 |
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.
Date: June 16, 2005
| SPECTRUM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. |
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| By: | /s/ Shyam Kumaria | |||
| Name: | Shyam Kumaria | |||