GlobeNewswire Inc | Nov 4, 2020 07:30AM EST

November 04, 2020

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 04, 2020 (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 management is scheduled to participate in three upcoming virtual investor conferences:

-- A presentation by Troy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, at the Credit Suisse 29th Annual Healthcare Conference on November 11, 2020 at 10:15 a.m. ET / 7:15 a.m. PT; -- A presentation by Marc Grasso, M.D., Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer, at the Stifel Virtual Healthcare Conference on November 16, 2020 at 1:20 p.m. ET / 10:20 a.m. PT; and -- A pre-recorded fireside chat with Dr. Wilson at the Piper Sandler 32nd Annual Healthcare Conference. The fireside chat will be available on the companys IR website beginning the week of November 23. The virtual conference will be held from December 1-3, 2020.

Live audio webcasts of the Credit Suisse and Stifel presentations will be available in the Investors section of Kuras website at www.kuraoncology.com, with archived replays available for 30 days following all three 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