UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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): March 8, 2006
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS |
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000-19319 |
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04-3039129 |
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130 Waverly Street |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 |
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(617) 444-6100 |
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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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On March 8, 2006, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated issued a press release that reported results from a Phase II clinical study with VX-702, an investigational oral p38 MAP kinase inhibitor, for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. A copy of that press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
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Description of Document |
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99.1 |
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Press Release of Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, dated March 8, 2006, titled “Vertex Reports Investigational p38MAP Kinase Inhibitor, VX-702, Meets Primary Objectives in Phase II Clinical Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis.” |
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.
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VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS |
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(Registrant) |
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Date: March 8, 2006 |
/s/ Ian F. Smith |
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Ian F. Smith |
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