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)
March 10, 2026
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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Title of Each Class | | Trading Symbol(s) | | Name of Each Exchange on Which |
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | CAPR | The Nasdaq Capital Market |
Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On March 10, 2026, Capricor Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company” or “Caprcior”) issued a press release announcing that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) has lifted the previously issued Complete Response Letter (“CRL”) and resumed review of its Biologics License Application (“BLA”) seeking full approval of Deramiocel, an investigational cell therapy, for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (“DMD”) cardiomyopathy.
A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
As disclosed above, the FDA has lifted the previously issued CRL and resumed review of the Company’s BLA seeking full approval of Deramiocel, an investigational cell therapy, for the treatment of DMD cardiomyopathy. The submission has been classified as a Class 2 resubmission, with a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (“PDUFA”) target action date of August 22, 2026.
This Current Report on Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and other federal securities laws, including statements regarding review of the Company’s BLA and potential eligibility to receive a PRV. The forward-looking statements included in this Current Report are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including, without limitation known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors that may cause the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the important factors discussed under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2024, and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These statements are based only on facts currently known by the Company and speak only as of the date of this Current Report on Form 8-K. As a result, you are cautioned not to rely on these forward-looking statements and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
99.1 | | |
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: March 10, 2026 | By: | /s/ Linda Marbán, Ph.D. |
Linda Marbán, Ph.D. | ||
Chief Executive Officer | ||
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