Item 8.01. Other Events.

On January 6, 2009, Novacea, Inc., or Novacea, issued a press release announcing that it has set a date of Tuesday, January 27, 2009 for a special meeting of its stockholders to vote on matters related to its proposed merger with Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Time at Novacea headquarters, 400 Oyster Point Boulevard, Suite 200, South San Francisco, California 94080. Novacea also announced that its Registration Statement on Form S-4 containing the proxy statement/prospectus/information statement, or the Registration Statement, was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Registration Statement was mailed on or about January 2, 2009 to Novacea stockholders of record as of December 24, 2008.

A copy of the press release issued by Novacea announcing the special stockholders meeting and effectiveness of the Registration Statement is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

The following Exhibit is filed as part of this Current Report on Form 8-K.

99.1 Press release dated January 6, 2009.

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