Passage Bio Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On July 16, 2024, Passage Bio, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing positive feedback in its Type C meeting process with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its proposal to evaluate PBFT02 for treating frontotemporal dementia (FTD) patients with mutations in the C9orf72 gene. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act. The information contained in this Item 7.01 and in the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Exchange Act or under the Securities Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01Other Events.
PBFT02 Program Updates
The Company announced the following updates with respect to PBFT02 for treating FTD patients with mutations in the C9orf72 gene following receipt of positive feedback in its Type C meeting process with the FDA.
| ● | The company intends to amend the protocol for the ongoing upliFT-D Phase 1/2 global study for FTD-GRN to introduce a new population of FTD-C9orf72 patients; and |
| ● | The company plans to initiate dosing of FTD-C9orf72 patients in the first half of 2025. |
Forward-Looking Statements
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws. Any statements contained herein that do not describe historical facts, including, but not limited to, statements regarding our expectations about timing and execution of anticipated milestones, including the initiation of dosing of FTD-C9orf72; the progress of clinical trials and the availability of clinical data from such trials; our expectations about our collaborators’ and partners’ ability to execute key initiatives and the ability of our lead product candidates to treat their respective target monogenic CNS disorders, are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, among others, the risks identified in the Company’s filings with the SEC, including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on May 14, 2024, and subsequent filings with the SEC. Any of these risks and uncertainties could materially and adversely affect the Company’s results of operations, which would, in turn, have a significant and adverse impact on the Company’s stock price. The Company cautions you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements to reflect new information, events or circumstances after the date they were made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as Inline XBRL). | |
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