UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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): October 21, 2013
Trovagene, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
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27-2004382 |
(State or other jurisdiction |
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IRS Employer |
of incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
11055 Flintkote Avenue, Suite B
San Diego, CA 92121
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (858) 952-7570
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 21, 2013, Trovagene, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing that study findings presented today at the American Association for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Boston, MA demonstrate that the Companys novel, non-invasive oncogene mutation detection technology can be a clinically useful cancer-monitoring tool. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The study findings are presented in two abstracts which are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and 99.3 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information disclosed under this Item 8.01, including Exhibit 99.1, 99.2 and 99.3 hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release dated October 21, 2013
99.2 Abstract entitled Detection and monitoring of BRAF and KRAS mutations in cell-free urinary DNA of metastatic cancer patients by digital droplet PCR
99.3 Abstract entitled Non-invasive tumor mutation detection of cell-free urinary DNA using massively parallel deep DNA sequencing