First U.S. Commercial Sale of KOMZIFTI™ Triggers $135 Million Milestone Payment to Kura Oncology Under Collaboration and License Agreement with Kyowa Kirin
First U.S. Commercial Sale of KOMZIFTI™ Triggers $135 Million Milestone Payment to Kura Oncology Under Collaboration and License Agreement with Kyowa Kirin
12-02-2025
About Kura Oncology
Kura Oncology is a biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. Kura’s pipeline of small molecule drug candidates is designed to target cancer signaling pathways and address high-need hematologic malignancies and solid tumors. Kura developed and is commercializing KOMZIFTI™, the FDA-approved once-daily, oral menin inhibitor for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated acute myeloid leukemia, and continues to pioneer advancements in menin inhibition and farnesyl transferase inhibition. For additional information, please visit the Kura website at https://kuraoncology.com/ and follow us on X and LinkedIn.
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