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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 30, 2004
SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 0-26866 95-4343413
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No)
22026 20TH AVENUE S.E., BOTHELL, WASHINGTON 98021
(Address of principal executive offices)
(425) 487-9500
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 8.01. OTHER EVENTS.
On September 29, 2004, Sonus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. submitted a letter to
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting an End-of-Phase 2 Type B
meeting to discuss: (a) the results from a recently completed clinical
pharmacology study of TOCOSOL(R) Paclitaxel, the Company's lead cancer product
candidate; (b) the Company's plans for a pivotal Phase 3 trial to seek approval
under a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application for TOCOSOL Paclitaxel; and (c) the
Company's plans for the remainder of the preclinical program to support a
505(b)(2) New Drug Application for TOCOSOL Paclitaxel.
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.
SONUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
Date: September 30, 2004 By: /s/ Alan Fuhrman
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Alan Fuhrman
Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer