UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 17, 2021
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(212) 433-3791
(Registrant’s telephone number, include area code)
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange on which registered | ||||||
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On November 17, 2021, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation to ZN-c3, the Company’s oral WEE1 inhibitor product candidate, for the treatment of recurrent or persistent uterine serous carcinoma (USC) in adult women.
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.
| ZENTALIS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: November 17, 2021 | By: | /s/ Anthony Y. Sun, M.D. | ||||||||||||
| Anthony Y. Sun, M.D. | ||||||||||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||||||