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CRBP · Current Report (Form 8-K) · Filed April 7, 2026

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc — Current Report (Form 8-K)

Form
8-K
Filed
April 7, 2026
Period
Apr 1, 2026
Ticker
CRBP
Accession
0001193125-26-144588
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Corbus CMO Dominic Smethurst resigns effective June 30, 2026; FDA-aligned CRB-701 registration path for HNSCC and cervical cancer with registrational trials and potential accelerated approval.

About Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc
Market cap
$140M
1Y TSR
+20.3%
3Y TSR
+5.4%
Board grade
C-
Sector
Healthcare
CEO
Yuval Cohen
8-K

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): April 1, 2026

CORBUS PHARMACEUTICALS HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

001-37348

46-4348039

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

500 River Ridge Drive

Norwood, Massachusetts

02062

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (617) 963-0100

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)


Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share

CRBP

The Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.


 

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 1, 2026, Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) was notified by Dominic Smethurst, the Company’s Chief Medical Officer, of his resignation, effective June 30, 2026.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On April 7, 2026, the Company issued a press release announcing broad alignment with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) on the registration path for CRB-701, the Company’s next-generation, highly stable Nectin-4 targeting antibody drug conjugate (“ADC”), in second-line head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (“HNSCC”) and cervical cancer, with registrational study designs intended to support potential accelerated approval. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the information contained in Exhibits 99.1, is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the 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, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by a specific reference in such filing.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 7, 2026, the Company announced broad alignment with the FDA on the registration path for CRB-701, the Company’s next-generation, highly stable Nectin-4 targeting ADC, in HNSCC and cervical cancer.

 

The agreed upon second-line registrational study designs for CRB-701 include:

 

HNSCC: a single, randomized controlled study exploring the efficacy and safety of CRB-701 compared to physicians’ choice chemotherapy with potential accelerated approval using objective response rate (ORR) as the primary endpoint and potential full approval granted on overall survival (OS) benefit.
Cervical cancer: a single, randomized controlled study exploring the efficacy and safety of CRB-701 compared to physicians’ choice of chemotherapy or Tivdak® with potential accelerated approval using ORR as the primary endpoint and potential full approval granted on OS benefit.
Continued interactions with the FDA planned to finalize the protocols and statistical analysis plans for the registrational studies.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.

Description

99.1

Press Release dated April 7, 2026

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

 

 


 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings, Inc.

Date:

April 7, 2026

By:

/s/ Yuval Cohen

Name: Yuval Cohen
Title: Chief Executive Officer

 

 

 


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When did Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc file this 8-K?
Corbus Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (CRBP) filed this Current Report (Form 8-K) with the SEC on April 7, 2026. The accession number assigned by EDGAR is 0001193125-26-144588.
What does an 8-K disclose?
Form 8-K is the SEC's current-report form, used to disclose material events between periodic reports (10-K / 10-Q). Triggers include CEO/CFO departures, acquisitions, bankruptcies, earnings releases, auditor changes, changes in fiscal year, and amendments to corporate governance. Each 8-K is keyed to one or more Item numbers (1.01 through 9.01).
What is the key takeaway from this filing?
Corbus CMO Dominic Smethurst resigns effective June 30, 2026; FDA-aligned CRB-701 registration path for HNSCC and cervical cancer with registrational trials and potential accelerated approval. This is Boardroom Alpha's one-line summary of the current report; see the full filing text above for the formal disclosure.
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