Kura Oncology (KURA) Announces Clinical Hold on Phase 1b Study of KO-539

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Kura Oncology Provides Update on Phase 1b Study of KO-539 in Acute Myeloid Leukemia

November 24, 2021 6:45 AM EST

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 24, 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 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed the KOMET-001 Phase 1b study of KO-539 in patients with relapsed or refractory acute myeloid leukemia (AML) on a partial clinical hold. The partial clinical hold was initiated following the Companys recent report to the FDA of a Grade 5 serious adverse event (patient death) potentially associated with differentiation syndrome, a known adverse... More