Current Report Filing (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): September 27, 2017

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-50513	13-3831168
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

	420 Saw Mill River Road, Ardsley, NY	10502
	(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (914) 347-4300

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (the “Company”) announced today an update on the Refusal to File (RTF) letter that it received from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for INBRIJA™ (CVT-301, levodopa inhalation powder). The Company has engaged in a constructive dialogue with the FDA to determine the most efficient path forward to resubmitting the INBRIJA NDA. Based on these interactions, Acorda believes it can resubmit without a Type A meeting, and therefore will not request such a meeting.

The Company reiterated that the issues raised in the RTF are addressable and that the FDA has not requested or recommended additional clinical efficacy or safety studies. Acorda plans to resubmit the NDA as soon as possible.

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.

	Acorda Therapeutics, Inc.

September 27, 2017	By:	/s/ David Lawrence
		Name: David Lawrence
		Title: Chief, Business Operations and Principal Accounting Officer