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On July 15, 2021, Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Corvus” or the “Company”) issued a press release regarding, among other matters, certain of its financial results for the second quarter of 2021. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 2.02 of this Form 8-K and the Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
On July 15, 2021, the Company announced that it has discontinued its Phase 3 study of mupadolimab for COVID-19 due to positive trends exhibited by COVID-19 vaccines in lowering serious infection and hospitalizations. The discontinuation is not related to any safety or efficacy issues observed in study patients. The Company will continue to advance the development of mupadolimab in oncology, where it is currently being studied in a Phase 1/1b clinical trial. In particular, the Company announced that it is now enrolling an expansion cohort for HPV+ head and neck cancer and its goal is to present initial results from this cohort at a medical meeting later this year.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Press release of Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. dated July 15, 2021.
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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.
| Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | ||
| Date: July 15, 2021 | By: | /s/ Leiv Lea |
| Leiv Lea | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||