Cassava Sciences Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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On March 25, 2025, Cassava Sciences, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release related to the matters discussed in Item 8.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
The information furnished in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such section, nor shall such information be deemed to be incorporated by reference into 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 March 25, 2025, the Company announced that the topline results from the Phase 3 REFOCUS-ALZ study of simufilam in mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease did not meet each of the pre-specified co-primary, secondary and exploratory biomarker endpoints. The Company also announced its decision to discontinue all efforts to develop simufilam for Alzheimer’s disease and to phase out its Alzheimer’s disease development program.
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| 99.1 | Press Release issued by Cassava Sciences, Inc., dated March 25, 2025 | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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.
| Cassava Sciences, Inc. | ||
| a Delaware corporation | ||
| Date: March 25, 2025 | By: | /s/ Eric J. Schoen |
| Eric J. Schoen | ||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||