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): December 10, 2021
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| (State or other jurisdiction | (Commission File Number) | IRS Employer | ||||||
| of incorporation or organization) | Identification No.) | |||||||
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (858) 952-7570
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class: | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered: | ||||||||||||
| Nasdaq Capital Market | ||||||||||||||
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o
1
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On December 10, 2021, Cardiff Oncology, Inc. issued a press release announcing that updated data from its lead KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer program will be featured in a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO-GI). ASCO-GI is taking place January 20-22, 2022, both virtually and in-person at the Moscone West Building in San Francisco, California. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
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.
Dated: December 10, 2021
| CARDIFF ONCOLOGY, INC. | ||||||||
| By: | /s/ Mark Erlander | |||||||
| Mark Erlander | ||||||||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
2
Cardiff Oncology Announces Upcoming Presentation on Lead KRAS-mutated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Program at the 2022 American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium
SAN DIEGO, December 10, 2021 -- Cardiff Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRDF), a clinical-stage oncology company, developing new precision medicine treatment options for cancer patients in indications with the greatest unmet medical need including KRAS-mutated colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and castrate-resistant prostate cancer, today announced that updated data from its lead KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer program will be featured in a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO-GI). ASCO-GI is taking place January 20-22, 2022, both virtually and in-person at the Moscone West Building in San Francisco, California.
Details on the poster and its corresponding abstract can be found below.
| Title: | A phase 1b/2 trial of the PLK1 inhibitor onvansertib in combination with FOLFIRI-bev in 2L treatment of KRAS-mutated (mKRAS) metastatic colorectal carcinoma (mCRC) | ||||
| Abstract Number: | 100 | ||||
| Abstract Publication Date: | January 18, 2022 | ||||
| Abstract Publication Time: | 5:00 PM ET | ||||
| Poster Session Name: | Poster Session C: Cancers of the Colon, Rectum, and Anus | ||||
| Poster Session Date: | January 22, 2022 | ||||
| Poster Session Time: | 9:30 AM – 10:55 AM ET | ||||
| Poster Session Location: | Level 1, West Hall (and online) | ||||
A copy of the poster will be available on the "Scientific Presentations" section of the Cardiff Oncology website at https://cardiffoncology.com/scientific-presentations/ following its presentation at the meeting.
About Cardiff Oncology, Inc.
Cardiff Oncology is a clinical-stage oncology company, developing new precision medicine treatment options for cancer patients in indications with the greatest unmet medical need. Our goal is to target tumor vulnerabilities with treatment combinations that overcome disease resistance and improve disease response to standard treatment regimens and to increase overall survival. We are developing
-1- | ||||||||
onvansertib, a first-in-class, third-generation Polo-like Kinase 1 ("PLK1") inhibitor, in combination with standard-of-care anti-cancer therapeutics. Our clinical development programs incorporate tumor genomics and biomarker technology to refine assessment of patient response to treatment. We have three clinical programs currently ongoing: a Phase 1b/2 study of onvansertib in combination with FOLFIRI/Avastin® (bevacizumab) in KRAS-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC); a Phase 2 trial of onvansertib in combination with nanoliposomal irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil for the second-line treatment of patients with metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); and a Phase 2 study of onvansertib in combination with Zytiga® (abiraterone)/prednisone in metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). For more information, please visit https://ww.cardiffoncology.com.
Cardiff Oncology Contact:
Vicki Kelemen
Chief Operating Officer
858-952-7652
vkelemen@cardiffoncology.com
Investor Contact:
Joyce Allaire
LifeSci Advisors
212-915-2569
jallaire@lifesciadvisors.com
Media Contact:
Amy Jobe, Ph.D.
LifeSci Communications
315-879-8192
ajobe@lifescicomms.com
-2- | ||||||||