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Kura Oncology Receives $30 Million Development Milestone Payment in Ziftomenib AML Program with Kyowa Kirin
- Milestone triggered by dosing of first patient in frontline AML Phase 3 clinical program- SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kura Oncology, Inc. (Nasdaq: KURA), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer, today announced receipt of a $30 million milestone payment under its collaboration agreement with Kyowa Kirin in connection with the dosing of the first patient in the KOMET-017 Phase 3 registratio
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