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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 28, 2020, Adaptimmune Therapeutics plc (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has adopted a positive opinion for Orphan Drug Designation for ADP-A2M4 for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas.
Earlier this year, the Company received orphan drug destination from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for its SPEAR T-cells targeting MAGE-A4 for the treatment of soft tissue sarcomas and Regenerative Medicine Advanced Therapy (RMAT) designation for the treatment of synovial sarcoma.
The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
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| Exhibit No. | Description of Exhibit | ||
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 28, 2020 | ||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| ADAPTIMMUNE THERAPEUTICS PLC | ||
| Date: April 28, 2020 | By: | /s/ Margaret Henry |
| Name: Margaret Henry | ||
| Title: Corporate Secretary | ||