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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On May 14, 2024, Kura Oncology, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it completed enrollment of 85 patients in the Phase 2 portion of KOMET-001, a registration-directed clinical trial of the Company’s menin inhibitor, ziftomenib (KO-539), in patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutant acute myeloid leukemia. The Company expects to report topline data from the trial in early 2025.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K regarding matters that are not historical facts are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Because such statements are subject to risks and uncertainties, actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements regarding, among other things, the expected timing of data from the Phase 2 portion of KOMET-001.
Any forward-looking statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based on management’s current expectations of future events and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially and adversely from those set forth in or implied by such forward-looking statements. Risks that contribute to the uncertain nature of the forward-looking statements include: uncertainties associated with performing clinical trials and risks associated with reliance on third parties to successfully conduct clinical trials, as well as those risks and uncertainties set forth more fully under the caption “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2024 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on May 2, 2024, as well as discussions of potential risks, uncertainties and other important factors in the Company’s other filings and reports with the SEC. All forward-looking statements contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K speak only as of the date on which they were made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update such statements to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.
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 thereunto duly authorized.
| KURA ONCOLOGY, INC. | ||||
| Date: May 24, 2024 | By: | /s/ Teresa Bair | ||
| Teresa Bair | ||||
| Chief Legal Officer | ||||