GlobeNewswire Inc | Jan 6, 2021 07:30AM EST

January 06, 2021

SAN DIEGO, Jan. 06, 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 its participation at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. Troy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, is scheduled to present an overview of the company on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ET. The virtual conference will be held from January 11-14, 2021.

A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available in the Investors section of Kuras website at www.kuraoncology.com, with an archived replay available for 30 days following the event.

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