Kura Oncology and Kyowa Kirin Announce Global Strategic Collaboration to Develop and Commercialize Ziftomenib in Acute Leukemias
“This collaboration is an important step toward fulfilling Kura’s commitment to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer, and it substantially advances our goal of building a sustainable, fully integrated biopharmaceutical company,” said Troy Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Kura Oncology. “Kyowa Kirin is a wonderful partner for Kura, bringing the expertise and scale of a global pharmaceutical company. On behalf of our leadership team and board of directors, we are thrilled to be working with Kyowa Kirin to realize the potential of ziftomenib as a transformational therapy for AML patients.”
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