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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On September 8, 2026, Veru Inc. issued a press release (“Press Release”) announcing that based on new, positive preclinical data for its oral, novel, microtubule targeting agent, sabizabulin, demonstrating augmented anticancer activity in KRAS-metastatic pancreatic cancer cell lines that were resistant to daraxonrasib (RASONQUE™* Revolution Medicines), and previous preclinical and clinical sabizabulin studies, the Company has made the strategic decision to expand its current drug development pipeline to advance sabizabulin as a potential novel treatment for patients whose metastatic pancreatic cancer has become resistant to daraxonrasib. Consequently, the Company will no longer be exploring sabizabulin for the treatment of chronic inflammation related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. A copy of the Press Release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and incorporated by reference herein.
* RASONQUE™ is a trademark of Revolution Medicines, Inc.
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| 99.1 | Press Release of Veru Inc., issued September 8, 2026. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document). | |
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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.
| Date: September 8, 2026 | VERU INC. | |||||
| By: | /s/ Michele Greco | |||||
| Michele Greco | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer | ||||||
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