Kura Oncology

Kura Oncology, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, develops medicines for the treatment of cancer in the United States. The company's pipeline consists of small molecule product candidates that target cancer. Its lead product candidates are ziftomenib, a small molecule inhibitor of the menin-Lysine K-specific Methyltransferase 2A protein-protein interaction for the treatment of genetically defined subsets of acute leukemias, including acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia; and tipifarnib, an orally bioavailable inhibitor of farnesyl transferase that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of solid tumors and hematologic indications. The company has a clinical collaboration with Novartis to evaluate the combination of tipifarnib and alpelisib in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors have HRAS overexpression or PIK3CA mutation and/or amplification. Kura Oncology, Inc. was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

It is our mission to discover, develop and deliver innovative, targeted therapies to change the lives of patients with cancer.

Our vision is to become a leader in the field of oncology by developing novel, targeted drugs for the treatment of cancer.

Kura Oncology has been awarded many industry honors including 2020 OncLive's Giants of Cancer Care Top 10 Oncology Innovators, Medidata Excellence in Action Award, PharmaVoice 100 List, and OncLive's 2019 PMO Innovator Award.