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Kura Oncology, Inc.

Industry:   Health Care - Major Pharmaceuticals Stock Symbol:   KURA - NASDAQ Animal Usage:   Animal Testing

Our Opinion

Kura Oncology, Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical products and clinical research.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following report that they conduct pre-clinical trials of their drugs on animals.

“In particular, xenograft tumors were grown subcutaneously in mice, followed by oral treatment with ERK inhibitor or control. Treated animals showed full tumor regression at tolerated doses, while vehicle control treated animals showed rapid tumor growth.” (Page 14) Read the full document

Company Description

Kura Oncology, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engages in the research and development of medicines for the treatment of cancer. Its pipeline includes Tipifarnib which is a Farnesyl transferase inhibitor for HRAS Mutant Solid Tumors, Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia; KO-947 which is an ERK inhibitor for MAPK Pathway Tumors; and KO-539 which is a Menin MLL inhibitor for acute leukemias. The company was founded by Troy E. Wilson, Yi Liu, Pingda Ren and Antonio Gualberto on August 22, 2014 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://www.kuraoncology.com

Contact:   http://www.kuraoncology.com/contact; IR: ir@kuraoncology.com;