ARTICLE | Deals
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By Paul Bonanos, Director of Biopharma Intelligence, and Gunjan Ohri, Data Content Analyst
November 26, 2024 12:24 AM UTC


With a pivotal readout looming in early 2025, Kura has tapped Kyowa Kirin as a global partner for its menin inhibitor for acute myelogenous leukemia, adding $330 million up front to its balance sheet with the potential for more near-term milestones to follow.
Kura Oncology Inc. (NASDAQ:KURA) expects data within the next several weeks from the registrational Phase II portion of its KOMET-1 trial of zeftomenib, evaluating the candidate in patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutant AML. Ahead of that readout, Kyowa Kirin Co. Ltd. (Tokyo:4151) has acquired all ex-U.S. commercialization rights to the program, as well as a 50-50 profit share and co-development rights inside the U.S…
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- Source: https://www.biocentury.com/article/654313/kyowa-kirin-brings-global-reach-to-kura-s-menin-program-via-licensing-deal