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)
December 3, 2025
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware |
| 001-34058 |
| 88-0363465 |
(State or other jurisdiction | | (Commission | | (I.R.S. Employer |
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10865 Road to the Cure, Suite 150, San Diego, California |
| 92121 |
(858) 727-1755
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | CAPR | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On December 3, 2025, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced positive topline results from its pivotal Phase 3 HOPE-3 clinical trial. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information under Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is being furnished and shall not be deemed to be filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings under the Exchange Act, unless expressly set forth as being incorporated by reference into such filing.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As disclosed above, the Company announced positive topline results from its pivotal Phase 3 HOPE-3 clinical trial. HOPE-3 is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Deramiocel in boys and young men with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The study randomized 106 participants across 20 leading U.S. clinical sites. Participants received intravenous Deramiocel at 150 million cells per infusion or placebo every three months for a 12-month period. The average age of participants was approximately 15 years and all were on a stable corticosteroid regimen throughout the study. Baseline demographics were well balanced between treatment arms, approximately 90 percent were receiving cardiac medications at baseline, and over 75 percent had diagnosed cardiomyopathy. Deramiocel maintained a favorable safety and tolerability profile consistent with prior clinical experience.
Topline Efficacy Results
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Endpoint | % Slowing of Progression3 (Deramiocel vs. Placebo) | p-value |
Performance of Upper Limb (PUL v2.0) Total Score1 (Primary, n=105) | 54% | p=0.029 |
Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction (LVEF %)2 (Key Secondary, n=83) | 91% | p=0.041 |
¹ n reflects the number of patients in the ITT population with evaluable PUL v2.0 assessments at 12 months.
2 n reflects the number of patients in the ITT population with centrally reviewed and evaluable cardiac MRI LVEF assessments at 12 months.
3 Percent slowing is calculated as the treatment difference divided by the placebo change from baseline.
The Company expects that detailed HOPE-3 results will be submitted for presentation at a future scientific meeting and for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. Concurrently, the Company and its commercial partner, Nippon Shinyaku (U.S. subsidiary, NS Pharma, Inc.) are advancing launch readiness activities aimed to support timely patient access to Deramiocel, pending potential regulatory approval.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding the efficacy, safety, and intended utilization of the Company’s product candidates; the initiation, conduct, size, timing and results of clinical trials; the pace of enrollment of clinical trials; plans regarding regulatory filings, future research and clinical trials; regulatory developments involving products, including future interactions with regulatory authorities and the ability to obtain regulatory approvals or otherwise bring products to market; manufacturing capabilities; dates for regulatory meetings; the potential that required regulatory inspections may be delayed or not be successful which would delay or prevent product approval; the ability to achieve product milestones and to receive milestone payments from commercial partners; and any other statements about the Company’s management team’s future expectations, beliefs, goals, plans or prospects constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Any statements that are not statements of historical fact (including statements containing the words “believes,” “plans,” “could,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “estimates,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and similar expressions) should also be considered to be forward-looking statements. There are a number of important factors that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. More information about these and other risks that may impact the Company’s business is set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26,
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2025, and in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 10, 2025. All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information available to the Company as of the date hereof, and the Company assumes no obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | | |
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104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL). |
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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.
CAPRICOR THERAPEUTICS, INC. | ||
Date: December 3, 2025 | By: | /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. |
Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
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