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): June 27, 2011 (June 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 April 26, 2011, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Sanofi announced that 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 met its primary endpoint of improving overall survival (OS) in the second-line treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). On June 25, 2011, at the ESMO World Congress on Gastrointestinal Cancer in Barcelona, Spain, data were presented related to the results of the VELOUR trial. 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 Intravenous (IV) Aflibercept Versus Placebo in Combination With Irinotecan/5-FU (FOLFIRI) For Second-line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC): Results Of A Multinational Phase III Trial.
 
 

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: June 27, 2011 REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
   
  By:  /s/ Murray A Goldberg  
  Name: Murray A. Goldberg
  Title: Senior Vice President, Finance and
  Administration, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer,
  and Assistant Secretary

 

Exhibit Index
 
Number        Description
99.1  
Presentation entitled Intravenous (IV) Aflibercept Versus Placebo in Combination With Irinotecan/5-FU (FOLFIRI) For Second-line Treatment of Metastatic Colorectal Cancer (mCRC): Results Of A Multinational Phase III Trial.