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Kura Oncology

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🇺🇸United States
Ownership
Public
Established
2014-01-01
Employees
142
Market Cap
$1.5B
Website
http://www.kuraoncology.com
Introduction

Kura Oncology, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of medicines for the treatment of cancer. Its pipeline includes Tipifarnib, which is a Farnesyl transferase inhibitor for HRAS Mutant Solid Tumors, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, KO-947, which is an ERK inhibitor for MAPK Pathway Tumors, and KO-539, which is a Menin MLL inhibitor for acute leukemias. The company was founded by Troy E. Wilson, Yi Liu, Pingda Ren and Antonio Gualberto on August 22, 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

First in Human Study of Ziftomenib in Relapsed or Refractory Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
Mixed Lineage Leukemia
Mixed Lineage Acute Leukemia
Acute Leukemia of Ambiguous Lineage
Mixed Phenotype Acute Leukemia
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Interventions
First Posted Date
2019-08-26
Last Posted Date
2025-06-27
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
263
Registration Number
NCT04067336
Locations
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Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center, Gilbert, Arizona, United States

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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, United States

and more 50 locations

Safety and Efficacy of Tipifarnib in Head and Neck Cancer With HRAS Mutations and Impact of HRAS on Response to Therapy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
HNSCC
HRAS Gene Mutation
Interventions
Device: HRAS Detection Assay
First Posted Date
2018-10-25
Last Posted Date
2024-06-21
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
296
Registration Number
NCT03719690
Locations
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University of Southern California Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States

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UCLA - Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, Los Angeles, California, United States

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UCSF - Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, San Francisco, California, United States

and more 98 locations

First-in-Human Study of KO-947 in Non-Hematological Malignancies

Phase 1
Terminated
Conditions
Advanced Malignant Neoplasm
Interventions
First Posted Date
2017-02-13
Last Posted Date
2021-09-20
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
61
Registration Number
NCT03051035
Locations
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States

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Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

and more 2 locations

Tipifarnib in Subjects With Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia, Other MDS/MPN, and Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Leukemia, Myelomonocytic, Chronic
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-06-21
Last Posted Date
2024-07-17
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
44
Registration Number
NCT02807272
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

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Mayo Clinic Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc., Tampa, Florida, United States

and more 5 locations

Tipifarnib in Subjects With Myelodysplastic Syndromes

Phase 2
Terminated
Conditions
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-05-20
Last Posted Date
2024-07-31
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
16
Registration Number
NCT02779777
Locations
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, United States

Investigation of Tipifarnib in Treatment of Subjects With Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma (PTCL) That Have Not Responded to Standard Therapy

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Relapsed or Refractory Peripheral T-Cell Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2015-06-08
Last Posted Date
2024-06-26
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
65
Registration Number
NCT02464228
Locations
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Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, California, United States

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Yale University, Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc., Tampa, Florida, United States

and more 10 locations

Phase II Study of Tipifarnib in Squamous Head and Neck Cancer With HRAS Mutations

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Squamous Cell Carcinoma Head and Neck Cancer (HNSCC)
HRAS Mutant Tumor
Thyroid Cancer
Other Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) With HRAS Mutant Tumor
Interventions
First Posted Date
2015-03-10
Last Posted Date
2024-07-11
Lead Sponsor
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
63
Registration Number
NCT02383927
Locations
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University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States

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Wihship Cancer Institute of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, United States

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

and more 32 locations
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