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): January 10, 2017  


CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


Delaware001-3771946-4670809
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)

 

863 Mitten Road, Suite 102
Burlingame, CA 94010
(Address of principal executive offices, including Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (650) 900-4520


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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

                On January 10, 2017, Corvus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. issued a press release announcing that the protocol-predefined criteria for expansion has been reached for the cohort of patients with renal cell carcinoma treated with single-agent CPI-444 in the Company’s ongoing Phase 1/1b study. The full text of the press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

                Reference is made to the Exhibit Index attached hereto.


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.

 CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
   
  
Date: January 10, 2017By: /s/ Leiv Lea        
  Leiv Lea
  Chief Financial Officer
  


EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release titled, “Corvus Pharmaceuticals Announces Expansion of Renal Cell Carcinoma Cohort in Ongoing Phase 1/1b Clinical Study of Lead Checkpoint Inhibitor CPI-444” dated January 10, 2017.