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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) June 4, 2007
Pharmion Corporation
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-50447   84-1521333
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) 		  (Commission File
Number) 		  (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
     
2525 28th Street, Boulder, Colorado   80301
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code 720-564-9100
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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Item 8.01   Other Events.
On June 4, 2007, Pharmion Corporation (the “Company”) announced that the French regulatory authority has granted an Autorisation Temporaire d’Utilisation (ATU), or Temporary Authorization for Use, for Thalidomide (thalidomide) for the treatment of untreated multiple myeloma.
Also on June 4, 2007, the Company announced the final results of a Phase III study on Thalidomide (thalidomide) in elderly multiple myeloma patients.
The press releases are filed as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 to this Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
     
99.1
  Press Release issued by Pharmion Corporation on June 4, 2007 announcing the granting of Temporary Authorization for Use for Thalidomide (thalidomide) for the treatment of untreated multiple myeloma.
 
    
99.2
  Press Release issued by Pharmion Corporation on June 4, 2007 announcing Phase III Clinical Data on Thalidomide in Multiple Myeloma.

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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.
         
  PHARMION CORPORATION
 		  
Date: June 4, 2007  By:   /s/ Steven N. Dupont    
    Name:   Steven N. Dupont    
    Title:   Vice President and General Counsel   
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1   Press Release issued by Pharmion Corporation on June 4, 2007 announcing the granting of Temporary Authorization for Use for Thalidomide (thalidomide) for the treatment of untreated multiple myeloma.
 
    
99.2   Press Release issued by Pharmion Corporation on June 4, 2007 announcing Phase III Clinical Data on Thalidomide in Multiple Myeloma.