GlobeNewswire Inc | Feb 18, 2021 07:30AM EST

February 18, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Feb. 18, 2021 (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 that Troy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., President and Chief Executive officer is scheduled to participate in four upcoming virtual investor conferences:

-- A fireside chat at the SVB Leerink 10th Annual Global Healthcare Conference at 2:20 p.m. ET / 11:20 a.m. PT on February 25, 2021; -- A leukemias panel discussion at the Cowen 41st Annual Health Care Conference at 11:40 a.m. ET / 8:40 a.m. PT on March 3, 2021; -- A pre-recorded fireside chat at the H.C Wainwright Global Life Sciences Conference available on-demand starting at 7:00 a.m. ET / 4:00 a.m. PT on March 9, 2021; and -- A company presentation at the Barclays Virtual Global Healthcare Conference on March 10, 2021 at 4:10 p.m. ET / 1:10 p.m. PT.

Live audio webcasts of the SVB Leerink and Barclays events will be available in the Investors section of Kuras website at www.kuraoncology.com, with archived replays available for 30 days following the events.

About Kura Oncology

Kura Oncology is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. The Companys pipeline consists of two wholly owned small molecule drug candidates that target cancer signaling pathways where there is a strong scientific and clinical rationale to improve outcomes by identifying those patients most likely to benefit from treatment. Kuras most advanced drug candidate is tipifarnib, a potent, selective and orally bioavailable farnesyl transferase inhibitor currently in a registration-directed trial (AIM-HN) in patients with recurrent or metastatic HRAS mutant head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The Companys pipeline is also highlighted by KO-539, a potent and selective menin inhibitor currently in a Phase 1/2A clinical trial (KOMET-001) in patients with relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia. For additional information about Kura, please visit the Companys website at www.kuraoncology.com.

Contacts

Company:Pete De SpainVice President, Investor Relations &Corporate Communications(858) 500-8803pete@kuraoncology.com

Investors:Robert H. UhlManaging DirectorWestwicke ICR(858) 356-5932robert.uhl@westwicke.com

Media:Jason SparkManaging DirectorCanale Communications(619) 849-6005jason@canalecomm.com