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 14, 2005
CELGENE CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-16132 22-2711928
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
incorporation) Identification No.)
86 Morris Avenue, Summit, New Jersey 07901
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (908) 673-9000
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
On September 14, 2005, Celgene Corporation announced that the Oncologic
Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
recommended full approval of REVLIMID(R) (lenalidomide) for the treatment of
patients with transfusion-dependent anemia due to low- or intermediate-1-risk
myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) associated with a deletion 5q cytogenetic
abnormality with or without additional cytogenetic abnormalities. Attached
hereto and incorporated by reference as Exhibit 99.1 is the Press Release
announcing such information.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibit 99.1 - Press Release dated September 14, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CELGENE CORPORATION
Date: September 14, 2005 By: /s/ Robert J. Hugin
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Name: Robert J. Hugin
Title: Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer