regeneron_8k.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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): September 26, 2011 (September 25, 2011)

     
  REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.  
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)  
     

New York       000-19034       13-3444607
(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File No.)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation)        

777 Old Saw Mill River Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591-6707
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
     
  (914) 347-7000  
  (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)  
     

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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
 
     On September 25, 2011, at the European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress in Stockholm, Sweden, data from the Phase 3 VELOUR trial evaluating the investigational agent ZALTRAP™ (aflibercept), also known as VEGF Trap, in combination with the FOLFIRI chemotherapy regimen [folinic acid (leucovorin), 5-fluorouracil, and irinotecan], versus a regimen of FOLFIRI plus placebo, were presented by Prof. Josep Tabernero. A copy of the slides that were presented is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
 
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d) Exhibits
         
99.1   Presentation entitled Results from VELOUR, a Phase 3 Study of Aflibercept Versus Placebo in Combination with FOLFIRI for the Treatment of Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results from Prespecified Subgroup Analyses.

 

SIGNATURES
 
     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.
 
Date: September 26, 2011 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
 
 
 
  By:  /s/ Joseph J. LaRosa
  Name: Joseph J. LaRosa
  Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and
  Secretary

 

Exhibit Index
 
Number          Description
99.1   Presentation entitled Results from VELOUR, a Phase 3 Study of Aflibercept Versus Placebo in Combination with FOLFIRI for the Treatment of Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer: Results from Prespecified Subgroup Analyses.