KURA ONCOLOGY, INC. (NASDAQ:KURA) Files An 8-K Other Events
Item 8.01 Other Events.
On October 29, 2019, Kura Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing updated data from its ongoing Phase 2 clinical trial of tipifarnib in patients with HRAS mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC). A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained in this report are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Words such as “believe,” “may,” “will,” “estimate,” “promise,” “plan”, “continue,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “expect,” “potential” and similar expressions (including the negative thereof) are intended to identify forward-looking statements, though not all forward-looking statements necessarily contain these identifying words. For such statements, the Company claims the protection of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual events or results may differ materially from the Company’s expectations. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those stated or implied by the Company’s forward-looking statements are disclosed in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the section captioned “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019. These forward-looking statements represent the Company’s judgment as of the time of this report. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements, other than as may be required under applicable law.
Kura Oncology, Inc. Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 kura-ex991_6.htm EX-99.1 kura-ex991_6.htm Exhibit 99.1 Kura Oncology Reports Durable Anti-Tumor Activity in Phase 2 Trial of Tipifarnib in HRAS Mutant Head and Neck Cancer – 56% confirmed ORR in 18 efficacy-evaluable HNSCC patients with HRAS mutant variant allele frequency ≥ 20% – – Median progression-free survival of 6.1 months vs. 2.8 months on last prior therapy – – 8 efficacy-evaluable patients enrolled since last update include 3 confirmed PRs,…
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About KURA ONCOLOGY, INC. (NASDAQ:KURA)
Kura Oncology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company is engaged in discovering and developing personalized therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors and blood cancers. Its segment is engaged in the discovery and development of personalized therapeutics for the treatment of solid tumors and blood cancers. It focuses on the development of small molecule product candidates that targets cell-signaling pathways, which drives the progression of certain cancers. It is developing its lead product candidate, tipifarnib, which is a farnesyl transferase inhibitor, in both solid tumors and blood cancers. It is advancing KO-947, a small molecule inhibitor of extracellular-signal-regulated kinase (ERK), as a treatment for patients with tumors that have mutations in or other dysregulation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK), signaling pathway, including pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and melanoma.
