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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): November 10, 2004

CANCERVAX CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
         
Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)
  0-50440
(Commission
File Number)
  52-2243564
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2110 Rutherford Road, Carlsbad, CA
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  92008
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (760) 494-4200


(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 99.1


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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On November 10, 2004, CancerVax Corporation issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2004. A copy of this press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     In accordance with General Instruction B.2. of Form 8-K, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits.

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Press release dated November 10, 2004.

 


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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.

         
  CANCERVAX CORPORATION
 
 
Date: November 10, 2004  By:   /s/ William R. LaRue    
  Name:   William R. LaRue   
  Title:   Chief Financial Officer   
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX

     
Exhibit No.
  Description
99.1
  Press Release dated November 10, 2004.