Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion of the financial condition and results of operations of Kura Oncology, Inc. should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and the notes to those statements appearing in this Annual Report. Some of the information contained in this discussion and analysis or set forth elsewhere in this Annual Report, including information with respect to our plans and strategy for our business, includes forward-looking statements that involve risks, assumptions and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the results described in or implied by the forward-looking statements contained in the following discussion and analysis include, but are not limited to, those set forth in “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in this Annual Report.All forward-looking statements included in this Annual Report are based on information available to us as of the time we file this Annual Report and, except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements. For the comparison of the financial results for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, see Item 7, Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024, filed with the SEC on February 28, 2025.
References to “Kura Oncology, Inc.,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Kura Oncology, Inc.
Overview
We are a biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. Since our founding in 2014, we have transformed from a research and development company to a fully-integrated commercial-stage organization with a diversified pipeline of product candidates. Our pipeline consists of small molecules designed to target cancer signaling pathways and address significant unmet needs in oncology and hematology.
Our Product and Pipeline
KOMZIFTI (ziftomenib)
On November 13, 2025, the FDA approved our NDA for ziftomenib, which is being marketed in the United States under the trade name KOMZIFTI, for the treatment of adults with relapsed or refractory AML with a susceptible NPM1 mutation who have no satisfactory alternative treatment options. KOMZIFTI is the first and only menin inhibitor approved by the FDA for once-daily oral administration. The FDA previously granted Breakthrough Therapy, Fast Track and Orphan Drug Designations as well as Priority Review to ziftomenib.
FDA approval of our NDA for KOMZIFTI was based upon positive data from our KOMET-001 trial, a global Phase 1/2 trial that evaluated KOMZIFTI’s safety and efficacy in 112 patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated AML.
We believe that KOMZIFTI is differentiated from other menin inhibitors on the four pillars of efficacy, safety, compatibility and simplicity, and our market research indicates that this differentiated profile aligns with the priorities of physicians, pharmacists and care teams who treat patients with AML as well as with third-party payors, including commercial insurers and government healthcare programs.
Efficacy: The rate of CR+CRh in the KOMET-001 trial was 21.4% (95% CI: 14.2, 30.2). The median duration of CR+CRh was five months (95% CI: 1.9, 8.1) and the median time to first response in patients who achieved a CR or CRh was 2.7 months (range: 0.9 to 15 months). 88% of patients who achieved CR or CRh did so within six months of initiating KOMZIFTI. These data from the Prescribing Information for KOMZIFTI are generally consistent with the full results of the KOMET-001 trial published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology in September 2025.
Safety:KOMZIFTI demonstrated a manageable safety profile in the KOMET-001 trial, with most reported adverse events being Grade 1 or Grade 2. The most common adverse reactions, including laboratory abnormalities, reported in 20% or more of patients were aspartate aminotransferase increased, infection without an identified pathogen, potassium decreased, albumin decreased, alanine aminotransferase increased, sodium decreased, creatinine increased, alkaline phosphatase increased, hemorrhage, diarrhea, nausea, fatigue, edema, bacterial infection, musculoskeletal pain, bilirubin increased, potassium increased, DS, pruritus, febrile neutropenia and transaminases increased. Notably, no Grade 4 or Grade 5 QTc interval prolongation was reported. 12% of patients experienced QTc interval prolongation of ≤ Grade 3 and, of the 70 patients 65 years of age or older, 10% experienced QTc interval prolongation of any cause.
The Prescribing Information for KOMZIFTI includes a Black Box warning for DS, a well-studied mechanism-based risk in drugs that restore differentiation, and clear dose-modification guidelines for physicians to follow when DS is
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suspected. Unlike the other FDA-approved menin inhibitor, KOMZIFTI does not have Black Box warning for QTc interval prolongations or Torsades de Pointes.
Compatibility: In contrast with other therapies that require dose adjustments when co-administered with anti-infective medications or other strong or moderate CYP3A4 inhibitors or inducers, KOMZIFTI can be co-administered without dose modification, offering predictability to physicians and reducing complexity and risk.
Simplicity: KOMZIFTI is the first and only menin inhibitor approved by the FDA for once-daily oral administration. KOMZIFTI’s once-daily dosing is beneficial to patients who are often elderly and on several concomitant medications.
We initiated commercial sales of KOMZIFTI in the United States on November 21, 2025. Under the terms of the Kyowa License Agreement, we lead commercial strategy for and are responsible for manufacturing KOMZIFTI in the United States. We and Kyowa Kirin are jointly performing commercialization and medical affairs activities in accordance with a co-created U.S. territory commercialization plan and the Kyowa Co-Promotion Agreement. We record all U.S. sales of KOMZIFTI, and we and Kyowa Kirin share equally the profits and losses from the commercialization activities in the United States. Outside the United States, Kyowa Kirin is responsible for commercial strategy and for commercializing ziftomenib and booking sales.
On November 25, 2025, we announced that KOMZIFTI was added to the NCCN Guidelines® as a Category 2A recommended treatment option for adults with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated AML.
Following the FDA’s November 2025 approval of KOMZIFTI, we submitted patent information to our NDA regarding eight granted U.S. patents that claim the drug substance, drug product and/or methods of treatment for KOMZIFTI. These patents, which have been added to the Orange Book for KOMZIFTI, include two recently granted patents that share a base expiration date of July 16, 2044.
Market access decisions have enabled KOMZIFTI to be available to covered lives in the United States within the first 90 days after FDA approval. At least 80% of private payors have now established published coverage policies to cover KOMZIFTI for the indicated population, all aligned with the label with no additional restrictions. The timing of coverage decisions by payors, including many state Medicaid programs and private payors, have surpassed benchmarks. Among private payors, some published policies now require patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated AML to step through KOMZIFTI first before receiving other available menin inhibitors.
Menin Inhibitor Development Programs
Clinical Development of Ziftomenib in AML
Together with Kyowa Kirin, we are advancing the global clinical development of ziftomenib across the treatment continuum for AML, including in combinations with standards of care for AML and in patients with frontline and relapsed or refractory disease.
Ziftomenib Combinations with Standards of Care for AML
Newly Diagnosed AML
In September 2025, we initiated KOMET-017, a single protocol comprised of two independent, global, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase 3 trials to evaluate ziftomenib in combination with both intensive and non-intensive regimens in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML. The KOMET-017 protocol was informed by the clinical data and findings generated in our Phase 1 KOMET-007 trial. The single protocol design of KOMET-017 has streamlined the study start-up process, resulting in site activation at a pace that has exceeded our expectations. Patients have been dosed in both trials and enrollment continues to progress.
Combination with Non-Intensive Chemotherapy (Venetoclax/Azacitidine) in NPM1-Mutated AML
The registrational KOMET-017-NIC (Non-Intensive Chemotherapy) trial is evaluating the combination of ziftomenib with venetoclax plus azacitidine in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated AML who are unfit to receive intensive chemotherapy. The KOMET-017-NIC trial will assess CR and OS as dual-primary endpoints to support potential U.S. accelerated approval and full approval, respectively. Patients in this trial are randomized to receive ziftomenib or placebo, in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine.
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We previously evaluated ziftomenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated AML in the Phase 1 KOMET-007 trial, and we delivered an oral presentation of preliminary data from the Phase 1b expansion cohort evaluating this regimen at the 67th ASH Annual Meeting in December 2025. As presented at ASH, 40 patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated AML had been enrolled in the cohort as of the September 24, 2025 data cutoff date, 58% (23/40) of whom had an ECOG performance status of two and 37 of whom were response evaluable. High rates of durable morphologic complete responses (CRc 86%; CR 73%) were observed, with 68% of CRc responders having achieved molecular MRD negativity by central NGS.
As of the data cutoff for the ASH presentation, median duration of CR and median OS were not reached at median follow-up of 26.1 weeks (range 1.6–54.1). 68% of patients remained alive and on treatment or in long-term follow-up as of the data cutoff. The triplet combination was generally well tolerated, with a safety profile consistent with that reported for venetoclax and azacitidine alone. Rates of ziftomenib-related myelosuppression were low, and the median times to neutrophil and platelet recovery were also consistent with those expected for venetoclax and azacitidine alone. One case each of Grade 2 DS and Grade 3 investigator-assessed QTc prolongation were successfully managed without treatment discontinuation.
Combination with Intensive Chemotherapy (7+3) in NPM1-Mutated or KMT2A-Rearranged AML
The registrational KOMET-017-IC (Intensive Chemotherapy) trial is evaluating the combination of ziftomenib with induction chemotherapy (7+3) in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML. Patients in this trial are randomized to receive ziftomenib or placebo in combination with standard induction, consolidation chemotherapy and post-consolidation maintenance. The KOMET-017-IC trial will assess MRD-negative CR and EFS as dual-primary endpoints to support potential U.S. accelerated approval and full approval, respectively. Based on our current assumptions, we anticipate topline results from the MRD-negative CR accelerated endpoint in the intensive chemotherapy setting in 2028.
We previously evaluated ziftomenib in combination with 7+3 in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged adverse risk AML in the KOMET-007 trial. In June 2025, we presented positive data at the European Hematology Association Congress from the KOMET-007 Phase 1b cohort evaluating this regimen. Ziftomenib dosed once daily at 600 mg in combination with 7+3 demonstrated robust and evolving clinical activity in patients with newly diagnosed AML. Among 71 response-evaluable patients, 93% of patients with NPM1-mutated AML and 89% of patients with KMT2A-rearranged AML achieved a CRc at the time of data cutoff. A rate of CR-MRD negativity of 71% for patients with NPM1-mutated AML with a median time to MRD negativity of 4.7 weeks and a rate of CR-MRD negativity of 88% for patients with KMT2A-rearranged AML with a median time to MRD negativity of 4.4 weeks were observed. 96% of patients with NPM1-mutated AML and 88% of patients with KMT2A-rearranged AML remained alive and on study as of the data cutoff.
We expect to present updated data evaluating the combination of ziftomenib with 7+3 in newly diagnosed NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML from the KOMET-007 trial in the first half of 2026.
Combination with Intensive Chemotherapy (7+3) and Quizartinib in NPM1/FLT3-ITDCo-Mutated AML
In October 2025, we and Kyowa Kirin announced dosing of the first patient in a cohort of the KOMET-007 trial evaluating the safety, tolerability and activity of ziftomenib in combination with 7+3 plus quizartinib in patients with newly diagnosed NPM1/FLT3-ITD co-mutated AML. We expect to continue to advance the enrollment of patients in this cohort in 2026.
Relapsed or Refractory AML
Combination with Non-Intensive Chemotherapy (Venetoclax/Azacitidine) in NPM1-Mutated or KMT2A-Rearranged AML
We are evaluating ziftomenib in combination with venetoclax and azacitidine in patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML in our Phase 1 KOMET-007 trial. At ASH in December 2025, we delivered an oral presentation of safety and clinical activity results from Phases 1a and 1b of this ongoing study. Of the 83 patients included in the dataset as of the September 24, 2025 data cutoff date, 80 were response evaluable and 58% (48/83) had received prior venetoclax.
Among the 51 patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated AML, the ORR was 65% and the CRc rate was 48%, with CRc median duration of 39.9 weeks. In venetoclax-naïve patients, the ORR was 83% and the CRc rate was 70%, compared with 48% and 28%, respectively, in venetoclax-exposed patients. Median OS was 54.9 weeks (95% CI 32.0–NE). 14 patients received HSCT, five proceeded to ziftomenib maintenance therapy, and five were pending maintenance at time of data cutoff.
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Among the 32 patients with relapsed or refractory KMT2A-rearranged AML, the ORR was 41% and the CRc rate was 28%, with CRc median duration of 12.4 weeks. In venetoclax-naïve patients, the ORR was 70% and the CRc rate was 60%. Median OS was 21.1 weeks (95% CI 12.4–64.9). Two patients received HSCT and both proceeded to ziftomenib maintenance therapy.
The combination was generally well tolerated in both relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated and relapsed or refractory KMT2A-rearranged AML. Rates of ziftomenib-related myelosuppression were low, with neutrophil and platelet recovery consistent with expectations for venetoclax and azacitidine alone. No ziftomenib-related QTc prolongation was reported. One Grade 3 DS case (in a patient with an NPM1 mutation) was successfully resolved with protocol-specified measures, and the patient resumed treatment with ziftomenib.
We have completed enrollment of patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated AML in the dose expansion cohort evaluating the combination of ziftomenib with venetoclax and azacitidine. We expect to present updated data from this cohort in the first half of 2026.
Combination with Gilteritinib in NPM1/FLT3Co-Mutated AML
We are evaluating ziftomenib in combination with gilteritinib in patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1 and FLT3 co-mutated AML in our Phase 1 KOMET-008 trial. We have completed patient enrollment in the dose expansion portion of this cohort and anticipate presenting preliminary data in the second half of 2026.
Combination with FLAG-IDA or LDAC in NPM1-Mutated or KMT2A-Rearranged AML
We also are evaluating ziftomenib in combination with FLAG-IDA or LDAC in patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML as part of our KOMET-008 trial.
Ziftomenib Monotherapy
While the FDA approval of KOMZIFTI marks the completion of our clinical evaluation of ziftomenib as a monotherapy for adult patients with relapsed or refractory NPM1-mutated AML, we continue to evaluate ziftomenib as a monotherapy in patients with non-NPM1-mutated and non-KMT2A-rearranged AML and in patients with KMT2A-rearranged ALL under the KOMET-001 protocol.
We are supporting an investigator-sponsored trial, and may initiate a company-sponsored trial, evaluating the ability of ziftomenib to improve outcomes when administered as a maintenance therapy to patients with NPM1-mutated or KMT2A-rearranged AML following HSCT.
In December 2023, we announced a clinical collaboration with BCU to evaluate ziftomenib in combination with chemotherapy in pediatric patients with relapsed or refractory KMT2A-rearranged, NUP98-rearranged or NPM1-mutated acute leukemia. Under the terms of the collaboration agreement, BCU serves as the coordinating sponsor of a Phase 1 trial of ziftomenib in pediatric patients with acute leukemias in North America, the Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology in Utrecht, Netherlands serves as the coordinating sponsor of the trial in Europe, and we supply BCU and the Princess Máxima Center with ziftomenib for the trial.
Finally, several investigator-sponsored clinical trials of ziftomenib in acute leukemias are either open for enrollment or in development, in addition to the clinical trials described above.
Clinical Development of Ziftomenib in Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors
In April 2025, we dosed the first patients in a Phase 1 trial evaluating ziftomenib in combination with imatinib in patients with advanced GIST after imatinib failure, which we refer to as the KOMET-015 trial. We are advancing the combination in dose escalation and have reached a range of dose levels without observing dose-limiting toxicities.
Menin Inhibition in Diabetes
We continue to make progress toward multiple next-generation menin inhibitor drug candidates. We have nominated our first next-generation menin inhibitor, KO-7246, which we expect to advance into IND-enabling studies in diabetes and cardiometabolic diseases in 2026 with external investment or through a collaboration. We anticipate the publication of preclinical data on the use of menin inhibitors in diabetes in 2026. We also expect to advance preclinical development of an additional next-generation menin inhibitor development candidate for use in combination therapy for solid tumors in 2026.
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Farnesyl Transferase Inhibitor Development Program
Darlifarnib
We are evaluating the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics and preliminary antitumor activity of darlifarnib, our next-generation FTI, in a Phase 1 first-in-human trial, which we call the FIT-001 trial. The FIT-001 trial includes multiple cohorts to evaluate darlifarnib in combination with other targeted therapies in large solid tumor indications.
Darlifarnib in Combination with Cabozantinib in RCC
As part of our FIT-001 trial, we are evaluating darlifarnib in combination with cabozantinib in patients with ccRCC and patients with non-clear cell RCC. At the ESMO Congress in October 2025, we presented preliminary Phase 1a dose-escalation data demonstrating the combination’s manageable safety profile across multiple doses, including at the full label dose of cabozantinib. Antitumor activity was observed across all doses, including in patients with prior exposure to cabozantinib. As of the August 15, 2025 data cutoff date, the ORR was 33-50% in ccRCC, and 17-50% in patients with prior cabozantinib exposure, and the disease control rate was 80-100% in ccRCC. We initiated the Phase 1b dose expansion cohorts of darlifarnib and cabozantinib in patients with advanced RCC in February 2026. We expect to present updated Phase 1a dose-escalation data from the combination in the second half of 2026.
Darlifarnib in Combination with Adagrasib in NSCLC, CRC and PDAC
We are evaluating darlifarnib in combination with adagrasib in patients with KRASG12C-mutated NSCLC, CRC and PDAC as part of our FIT-001 trial. Under the terms of a clinical collaboration agreement with Mirati, a wholly owned subsidiary of BMS, we sponsor the trial and Mirati supplies us with adagrasib, a KRASG12C inhibitor, for use in the trial. We anticipate the presentation of preliminary clinical data from the dose escalation portion of the FIT-001 trial evaluating the combination of darlifarnib and adagrasib in the first half of 2026.
We plan to explore opportunities to evaluate additional indications and combination partners, such as novel PI3K alpha and RAS inhibitors, for darlifarnib in 2026.
Darlifarnib as a Monotherapy
Preliminary data from the FIT-001 trial evaluating darlifarnib as a monotherapy in RAS-altered advanced solid tumors were presented at ESMO in October 2025. The data presented at ESMO indicate that darlifarnib has a manageable safety and tolerability profile when administered at doses from 3 to 10 mg per day. Encouraging antitumor activity was observed in advanced HRAS-mutated solid tumors across multiple dose levels, demonstrating on-target activity and a broad therapeutic window.
Tipifarnib
Tipifarnib in Combination with Alpelisib in HNSCC
In 2021, we initiated a Phase 1/2 open-label, biomarker-defined cohort trial, called the KURRENT-HN trial, to evaluate the combination of tipifarnib and alpelisib, a PI3K alpha inhibitor, in patients with HNSCC whose tumors have HRAS overexpression and/or PIK3CA mutation and/or amplification. We completed the KURRENT-HN trial in the third quarter of 2025 and presented data from the trial at ESMO in October 2025. The combination of tipifarnib and alpelisib demonstrated a manageable safety profile in HNSCC patients across multiple doses. Robust antitumor activity was observed in heavily pretreated patients with relapsed or metastatic HNSCC with PIK3CA alterations. An ORR of 47% was observed at a daily dose of tipifarnib 1200 mg with alpelisib 250 mg.
Based on the data from the KURRENT-HN trial, we are evaluating data generation options for the combination of darlifarnib and a PI3K alpha inhibitor in HNSCC and other PI3K alpha-driven solid tumors.
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Liquidity Overview
As of December 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $667.2 million.
In November 2024, we entered into the Kyowa License Agreement to develop and commercialize globally ziftomenib for the treatment of patients with AML and other hematologic malignancies, which may be expanded into other oncology indications at the option of Kyowa Kirin, subject to certain conditions. In exchange for the licenses and rights granted to Kyowa Kirin to participate in the development and commercialization of ziftomenib, we received an upfront payment of $330.0 million and are eligible to receive up to an additional $693.0 million in development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments for the Field. As of December 31, 2025, $240.0 million in development milestone payments were achieved under the Kyowa License Agreement and $22.6 million of profit and loss sharing payments were received or expected to be received.
In January 2024, we completed a private placement in which we sold to certain institutional accredited investors an aggregate of 1,376,813 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $17.25 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,318,886 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $17.2499 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $17.25 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share), or the Private Placement. Net proceeds from the Private Placement, after deducting expenses, were approximately $145.8 million. As of December 31, 2025, pre-funded warrants to purchase 6,902,036 of such shares of common stock from the Private Placement had been exercised and 416,850 remained outstanding.
In November 2023, we entered into a Sales Agreement with Leerink Partners LLC and Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., or the ATM Facility, under which we may offer and sell, from time to time, at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million. We have not sold any shares of our common stock under the ATM Facility.
In June 2023, we completed a public offering in which we sold an aggregate of 5,660,871 shares of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,034,782 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.4999 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $11.50 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share). Net proceeds from the public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $93.6 million. As of December 31, 2025, none of the pre-funded warrants from the public offering remained outstanding.
In November 2022, we entered into the Loan Agreement with the Lenders and Hercules, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders, providing for up to $125.0 million in a series of Term Loans. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, we borrowed $10.0 million of an initial $25.0 million tranche of Term Loans. The remaining tranches of Term Loans expired without us drawing down such additional loans. The Term Loans have a maturity date of November 2, 2027, or the Maturity Date. Repayment of the Term Loans is interest only through May 1, 2027. After the interest-only payment period, borrowings under the Loan Agreement are repayable in monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until the Maturity Date. The per annum interest rate for the Term Loans is the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%. As of December 31, 2025, the interest rate on the Term Loans was 9.15%.
In November 2025, we began to generate revenues from product sales. Since our inception and prior to such product revenues, we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings and payments received under the Kyowa License Agreement. We anticipate that we will require significant additional financing in the future to continue to fund our operations as discussed more fully below under the heading “Liquidity and Capital Resources.”
Financial Operations Overview
Product Revenue, Net
Our first commercial product, KOMZIFTI, was approved by the FDA for sale in the United States on November 13, 2025. In accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, we determine net product revenue for KOMZIFTI, with specific assumptions for variable consideration components including, but not limited to, trade discounts and allowances, co-pay assistance programs and payor rebates.
Revenue from Collaborations and Licenses
We generate revenue primarily through collaboration and license agreements, such as the Kyowa License Agreement. Such agreements may require us to deliver various rights and/or services, including intellectual property rights or licenses and
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research, development and other services. Under such agreements, we are generally eligible to receive non-refundable upfront payments, funding for research, development and other services, milestone payments, and royalties.
Our collaboration agreements fall under the scope of Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements, or Topic 808, when there is a joint operating activity and when both parties are active participants in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. For our arrangements under the scope of Topic 808, we evaluate each promised good or service that is distinct in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or Topic 606 (i.e., a unit of account), and apply Topic 606 to those units of account that are determined to be with a customer. For all other units of account that are not within the scope of other relevant accounting topics, we analogize to other authoritative accounting literature, such as Topic 606.
Topic 606 requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers under a five-step model: (i) identify contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when or as a performance obligation is satisfied.
In contracts where we have more than one promise to provide the customer with goods or services, each promise is evaluated to determine whether it is a distinct performance obligation based on whether (i) the customer can benefit from the good or service on its own or together with other resources that are readily available and (ii) the good or service is separately identifiable from other promises in the contract. The evaluation of whether a promised good or service is a distinct performance obligation may require significant judgment and is based on the facts and circumstances surrounding each contract and the nature of the promised goods and services within each contract.
We are required to make estimates of the transaction price, including variable consideration that is subject to a constraint. Amounts of variable consideration are included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur and when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. At the inception of arrangements that include variable consideration, we may be required to exercise significant judgment to estimate the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price. In making such estimates, we generally use the most likely method for milestone payments and the expected value method for other forms of variable consideration. The amount of variable consideration that is included in the transaction price is only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in future periods. Milestone payments that are not within our or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are not included in the transaction price until those approvals are received. These estimates are re-assessed each reporting period and we adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price as necessary.
The consideration under the contract is allocated between the distinct performance obligations based on their respective relative stand-alone selling prices. The estimated stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation reflects our best estimate of what the selling price would be if the deliverable was regularly sold on a stand-alone basis and is determined by reference to market rates for the good or service when sold to others or by using an adjusted market assessment approach if the selling price on a stand-alone basis is not available. The determination of the stand-alone selling price often requires significant judgment. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for license-related performance obligations may include forecasted revenues and expenses, development timelines, reimbursement rates for personnel costs, discount rates and probabilities of technical, regulatory and commercial success. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for research and development or other service-related performance obligations generally include forecasting the expected costs of satisfying a performance obligation at market rates. We also exercise significant judgment in allocating variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy one or more, but not all, performance obligations and determining whether such allocation is consistent with the overall allocation objectives within Topic 606.
The consideration allocated to each distinct performance obligation is recognized as revenue when control is transferred to the customer for the related goods or services. For performance obligations satisfied over time, we determine the measure of progress that best represents the transfer of goods or services to the customer. Revenue is recognized by measuring the progress towards complete satisfaction of the performance obligation using an input-based measure. Estimating the progress of the performance obligation requires significant management estimates, such as forecasting costs necessary to satisfy the performance obligation.
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Sales-based royalties received in connection with licenses of intellectual property are subject to a specific exception in Topic 606, whereby the consideration is not included in the transaction price and recognized in revenue until the customer’s subsequent sales or usages occur. We may also be entitled to cost-share reimbursements or may be required to share profits related to our collaboration and license agreements.
Cost of Product Sales
Cost of product sales consists primarily of direct and indirect costs related to the manufacture of KOMZIFTI for commercial sale, including internal manufacturing related staff costs, third-party manufacturing and packaging costs, raw material and component costs, freight-in and storage costs. Prior to the FDA approval of KOMZIFTI in November 2025, costs incurred for the manufacture of KOMZIFTI were recorded as research and development expenses, which resulted in zero-cost inventory. As a result, the cost of product sales related to KOMZIFTI will initially reflect a lower average per unit cost of materials, as previously expensed zero-cost inventory is utilized for commercial production and sold to customers. We expect the cost of product sales for KOMZIFTI to increase in relation to product revenues as we deplete these inventories.
Research and Development Expenses
We focus on the research and development of our pipeline programs. Our research and development expenses consist of costs associated with our research and development activities including salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and other personnel costs, clinical trial costs, manufacturing costs for non-commercial products, fees paid to external service providers and consultants, facilities costs and supplies, equipment and materials used in clinical and preclinical studies and research and development. All such costs are charged to research and development expense as incurred. Payments that we make in connection with in-licensed technology for a particular research and development project that have no alternative future uses in other research and development projects or otherwise and therefore, no separate economic values, are expensed as research and development costs at the time such costs are incurred. As of December 31, 2025, we had no in-licensed technologies that had alternative future uses in research and development projects or otherwise.
We cannot determine with certainty the timing of initiation, the duration or the completion costs of current or future preclinical studies and clinical trials of our product candidates. At this time, due to the inherently unpredictable nature of preclinical and clinical development, we are unable to estimate with any certainty the costs we will incur and the timelines we will require in the continued development of our product candidates and our other pipeline programs. Clinical and preclinical development timelines, the probability of success and development costs can differ materially from expectations. Our future research and development expenses will depend on the preclinical and clinical success of each product candidate that we develop, as well as ongoing assessments of the commercial potential of such product candidates. In addition, we cannot forecast which product candidates may be subject to future collaborations, when such arrangements will be secured, if at all, and to what degree such arrangements would affect our development plans and capital requirements.
Completion of clinical trials may take several years or more, and the length of time generally varies according to the type, complexity, novelty and intended use of a product candidate. The cost of clinical trials may vary significantly over the life of a project as a result of differences arising during clinical development, including, among others:
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the number and complexity of analyses and tests performed during the clinical trial;
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the phase of development of the product candidate; and
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the efficacy and safety profile of the product candidate.
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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
Selling, general and administrative expenses consist primarily of salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and other personnel costs for employees in sales and marketing, executive, finance, business development and support functions. Other significant selling, general and administrative expenses include the costs associated with obtaining and maintaining our patent portfolio, professional services for audit, legal, sales and marketing, investor and public relations, director and officer insurance premiums, corporate activities and allocated facilities.
Other Income, Net
Other income, net consists primarily of interest income and interest expense.
Income Taxes
For the year ended December 31, 2025, we recorded no current federal tax provision, and a state tax provision of $0.3 million. For the year ended December 31, 2024, we recorded federal and state tax provisions of $1.8 million and $0.3 million, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2023, we did not record a provision for income taxes due to a full valuation against our deferred taxes.
Results of Operations
Comparison of Fiscal Years Ended December 31, 2025 and 2024
The following table sets forth our results of operations for the years presented, in thousands:
Years Ended December 31,
Cost of product sales 57 — 57
Product Revenue, net. We recognized product revenue, net, of $2.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 related to sales of KOMZIFTI in the United States, following FDA approval in November 2025. We generated no product revenue during the year ended December 31, 2024.
Collaboration Revenue. We recognized collaboration revenue of $65.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2025, $64.9 million of which related to the license granted and services performed under the Kyowa License Agreement, and $0.5 million related to services performed under the Kyowa Clinical Supply Agreement. We recognized collaboration revenue of $53.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024 related to the license granted and services performed under the Kyowa License Agreement.
Research and Development Expenses. The following table illustrates the components of our research and development expenses for the years presented, in thousands:
Years Ended December 31,
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The increase in ziftomenib-related research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to increases in costs related to ziftomenib combination trials, including our registration-directed frontline clinical trials. The increase in darlifarnib-related research and development expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to increased costs related to our Phase 1 clinical trial. The increase in personnel costs and other expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to increases in headcount costs to support our ongoing clinical trials. We expect our research and development expenses to increase in future periods as we continue clinical development activities for our ziftomenib and darlifarnib programs.
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. The increase in selling, general and administrative expenses for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to increases in personnel costs, sales and marketing expenses, and non-cash share-based compensation expense. We expect our selling, general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods to support our planned increases in research and development and sales and marketing activities.
Other income, net. The increase in other income, net for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to an increase in interest income.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Since our inception, we have funded our operations primarily through equity and debt financings and payments received under the Kyowa License Agreement. We have devoted our resources to funding research and development programs, including discovery research, preclinical and clinical development activities and, more recently, to building out our commercial capabilities and infrastructure.
In November 2024, we entered into the Kyowa License Agreement to develop and commercialize globally ziftomenib for the treatment of patients with AML and other hematologic malignancies, which may be expanded into other oncology indications at the option of Kyowa Kirin, subject to certain conditions. In exchange for the licenses and rights granted to Kyowa Kirin to participate in the development and commercialization of ziftomenib, we received an upfront payment of $330.0 million and are eligible to receive up to an additional $693.0 million in development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments for the Field. As of December 31, 2025, $240.0 million in development milestone payments were achieved under the Kyowa License Agreement and $22.6 million of profit and loss sharing payments were received or expected to be received.
In January 2024, we completed the Private Placement in which we sold to certain institutional accredited investors an aggregate of 1,376,813 shares of our common stock at a purchase price of $17.25 per share and pre-funded warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 7,318,886 shares of common stock at a purchase price of $17.2499 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $17.25 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share). Net proceeds from the Private Placement, after deducting expenses, were approximately $145.8 million. As of December 31, 2025, pre-funded warrants to purchase 6,902,036 of such shares of common stock from the Private Placement had been exercised and 416,850 remained outstanding.
In November 2023, we entered into the ATM Facility under which we may offer and sell, from time to time, at our sole discretion, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $150.0 million. We have not sold any shares of our common stock under the ATM Facility.
In June 2023, we completed a public offering in which we sold an aggregate of 5,660,871 shares of common stock at a price of $11.50 per share as well as pre-funded warrants to purchase 3,034,782 shares of our common stock at a price of $11.4999 per pre-funded warrant (representing the $11.50 per share purchase price less the exercise price of $0.0001 per warrant share). Net proceeds from the public offering, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering expenses, were approximately $93.6 million. As of December 31, 2025, none of the pre-funded warrants from the public offering remained outstanding.
In November 2022, we entered into the Loan Agreement with the Lenders and Hercules, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders, providing for up to $125.0 million in a series of Term Loans. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, we borrowed $10.0 million of an initial $25.0 million tranche of Term Loans. The remaining tranches of Term Loans expired without us drawing down such additional loans. The Maturity Date for the Term Loans is November 2, 2027. Repayment of the Term Loans is interest only through May 1, 2027. After the interest-only payment period, borrowings under the Loan Agreement are repayable in monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until the Maturity Date. The per annum interest rate for the Term Loans is the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%. As of December 31, 2025, the interest rate on the Term Loans was 9.15%.
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At our option, we may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding Term Loans at any time. We paid a facility charge of approximately $0.1 million upon closing and an additional approximately $0.2 million of facility charges in November 2023 due to the availability of the second tranche of the Term Loans. The Loan Agreement also contains an end of term fee in an amount equal to approximately $1.5 million (which is 6.05% of the maximum amount of the first tranche of loans), which is due and payable on the earliest to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date we prepay the outstanding loans in full, and (iii) the date that the secured obligations become due and payable. Our obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets other than our intellectual property, but including proceeds from the sale, licensing or other disposition of our intellectual property. As part of the Loan Agreement, we are subject to certain negative covenants, which, among other things, prohibit us from selling, transferring, assigning, mortgaging, pledging, leasing, granting a security interest in or otherwise encumbering our intellectual property, subject to limited exceptions.
We have incurred operating losses and negative cash flows from operating activities since inception. As of December 31, 2025, we had an accumulated deficit of $1.2 billion. Although we have recorded product revenue related to KOMZIFTI, we expect to incur significant commercialization expenses related to product sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution of KOMZIFTI and, following regulatory approval, other products containing ziftomenib, to the extent that such sales, marketing, manufacturing and distribution are not the responsibility of collaborators or potential collaborators. In addition, we expect our expenses to increase in connection with our ongoing activities, particularly as we continue the research and development of, continue and initiate clinical trials of, and seek marketing approval for, our product candidates. Accordingly, we will need to obtain substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations. If we are unable to raise capital when needed or on attractive terms, we would be forced to delay, reduce or eliminate our research and development programs or commercialization efforts.
As of December 31, 2025, we had cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $667.2 million. We believe that our cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments as of December 31, 2025 will be sufficient to fund our current operating plan into the fourth quarter of 2027. In addition, when combined with the anticipated $180.0 million in payments under the Kyowa License Agreement, we expect to have sufficient capital to advance our ziftomenib AML program through the first topline results from KOMET-017, anticipated in 2028. Our future capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
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the level of sales and market acceptance of KOMZIFTI;
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the ability of KOMZIFTI to generate revenue;
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the availability of coverage and adequate third-party reimbursement for KOMZIFTI;
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the costs of product sales, medical affairs, marketing, manufacturing and distribution for KOMZIFTI;
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the scope, progress, results and costs of drug discovery, preclinical development, laboratory testing and clinical trials for our product candidates;
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the costs, timing and outcome of regulatory review of our product candidates;
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the costs of fully developing our sales, marketing and distribution capabilities for our approved products;
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the costs of securing and producing drug substance and drug product material for use in preclinical studies and clinical trials and for use as commercial supply;
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the costs of securing manufacturing arrangements for development activities and commercial production;
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the scope, prioritization and number of our research and development programs;
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the extent to which we are obligated to reimburse, or entitled to reimbursement of, clinical trial costs under current or any future collaboration agreements;
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the extent to which we acquire or in-license other product candidates and technologies;
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the success of our current or future companion diagnostic test collaborations for companion diagnostic tests; and
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the costs of preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications, maintaining and enforcing our intellectual property rights and defending intellectual property-related claims.
We are subject to all of the risks incident in the development and commercialization of new therapeutic products, and we may encounter unforeseen expenses, difficulties, complications, delays and other unknown factors that may adversely affect our business. We may need substantial additional funding in connection with our continuing operations.
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Until such time, if ever, as we can generate substantial product revenues, we expect to finance our cash needs through a combination of stock offerings, debt financings, collaborations, strategic partnerships or licensing arrangements, such as the Kyowa License Agreement. Additional capital may not be available on reasonable terms, if at all. Subject to limited exceptions, our term loan facility also prohibits us from incurring indebtedness without the prior written consent of the Lenders. To the extent that we raise additional capital through the sale of stock or convertible debt securities, the ownership interest of our stockholders will be diluted, and the terms of these securities may include liquidation or other preferences that adversely affect the rights of our common stockholders. Debt financing, if available, may involve agreements that include increased fixed payment obligations and covenants limiting or restricting our ability to take specific actions, such as incurring additional debt, making capital expenditures, declaring dividends, selling or licensing intellectual property rights and other operating restrictions that could adversely impact our ability to conduct our business. If we raise additional funds through collaborations, strategic partnerships or licensing arrangements with third parties, such as the Kyowa License Agreement, we may have to relinquish valuable rights to our product candidates, other technologies, future revenue streams or research programs, or grant licenses on terms that may not be favorable to us. If we are unable to raise additional funds when needed, we may be unable to carry out our business plan. As a result, we may be required to delay, limit, reduce or terminate our product development or future commercialization efforts or grant rights to develop and commercialize our product candidates even if we would otherwise prefer to develop and commercialize such product candidates ourselves, and our business, financial condition and results of operations would be materially adversely affected.
The following table provides a summary of our net cash flow activities for the years presented, in thousands:
Years Ended December 31,
Operating Activities.The decrease of $198.4 million in net cash provided by operating activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to an increase of $104.7 million in net loss adjusted for $4.7 million in accretion of discount on short-term investments, and changes in operating assets and liabilities of $101.7 million, offset by an increase of $3.3 million in non-cash share-based compensation.
Investing Activities. The decrease of $88.5 million in net cash used in investing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 compared to 2024 was primarily due to an increase of $197.2 million in maturities of short-term investments, offset by increases of $102.5 million in purchases of short-term investments and $6.2 million in purchases of property and equipment.
Financing Activities.Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2025 related to proceeds of $1.8 million from the issuance of shares of common stock under our equity plans. Net cash provided by financing activities for the year ended December 31, 2024 primarily related to net proceeds of approximately $145.8 million from the sale of shares of our common stock and pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of our common stock in our Private Placement and proceeds of $8.6 million from the issuance of shares of common stock under our equity plans.
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The following is a summary of our significant contractual obligations and commitments as of December 31, 2025, in thousands:
Payments Due by Period
Less than 1-3 3-5 More than
Total 1 Year Years Years 5 Years
(1)
Future minimum lease payments under our operating leases in San Diego, California and Boston, Massachusetts.
(2)
Principal payments under our term loan facility.
(3)
Interest payments on our term loan facility. The per annum interest rate for the Term Loans is the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%. As of December 31, 2025, the interest rate on the Term Loans was 9.15%. In addition, an end of term fee will be due in an amount equal to approximately $1.5 million (which is 6.05% of the maximum amount of the first tranche of loans), payable on the earliest of the maturity date, acceleration or prepayment of the Term Loans.
We lease certain office and laboratory space under non-cancelable operating leases. The leases are also subject to additional variable charges for common area maintenance, property taxes, property insurance and other variable costs. See Note 9 in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Annual Report for additional detail related to our lease obligations.
We enter into short-term and cancellable agreements in the normal course of operations with clinical sites and CROs for clinical research studies, professional consultants and various third parties for preclinical research studies, clinical supply manufacturing and other services through purchase orders or other documentation. Such short-term agreements are generally outstanding for periods less than one year and are settled by cash payments upon delivery of goods and services. The nature of the work being conducted under these agreements is such that, in most cases, the services may be cancelled upon prior notice of 90 days or less. Payments due upon cancellation generally consist only of payments for services provided and expenses incurred, including non-cancellable obligations of our service providers, up to the date of cancellation. These payments are not included in the table of contractual obligations above.
Excluded from the table above are milestone and contractual payment obligations pursuant to our in-license agreements that are contingent upon the achievement of certain milestones or events if the amount and timing of such obligations are unknown or uncertain, including $9.8 million of sublicense fees incurred to date. We may be required to pay up to approximately $77.0 million in milestone payments, plus additional sales royalties and sublicense fees, in the event that regulatory and commercial milestones under the in-license agreements are achieved. Our in-license agreements are cancelable by us with written notice within 180 days or less.
Under the Kyowa License Agreement, we are responsible for funding the specified development activities included in the Development Plan that are planned to be conducted prior to the end of 2028, and we will share equally (50/50) with Kyowa Kirin all development costs for all other development activities in the United States included in the Development Plan (including the costs of future trials conducted under the Development Plan in the United States). We will share equally with Kyowa Kirin in any potential profits and losses arising from the commercialization of KOMZIFTI and any other approved products containing ziftomenib in the United States for the existing Field and, if Kyowa Kirin exercises its option to expand the licensed Field, the expanded Field.
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Critical Accounting Policies and Management Estimates
The SEC defines critical accounting policies as those that are, in management’s view, important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and demanding of management’s judgment. Management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based on our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements required estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, and expenses and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities in the financial statements. On an ongoing basis, we evaluate our estimates and judgments, including those related to revenue from product sales, collaborations and licenses, and clinical trial costs and accruals. We base our estimates on historical experience, known trends and events, and various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
While our significant accounting policies are described in more detail in Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Annual Report, we believe the following accounting policies are critical to the judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our financial statements.
Product Revenue, Net
We sell KOMZIFTI to specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies, our customers in the United States. Our customers subsequently resell KOMZIFTI to pharmacies, health care providers and patients. In accordance with ASC 606, we recognize net product revenues from sales when a customer obtains control of our products, which typically occurs upon delivery to the customer.
Revenues from product sales are recorded at the net sales price, or transaction price, which includes estimates of variable consideration that result from (a) invoice discounts for prompt payment and distribution service fees, (b) government rebates, chargebacks, discounts and fees, (c) product returns and (d) costs of co-pay assistance programs for patients. Reserves are established for the estimates of variable consideration based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales. The reserves are classified as reductions to accounts receivables, net if payable to a customer or accrued liabilities if payable to a third party. Where appropriate, we utilize the expected value method to determine the appropriate amount for estimates of variable consideration based on factors such as current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns. The amount of variable consideration that is included in the transaction price is constrained and is included in net product revenues only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in a future period. Actual amounts of consideration ultimately received may differ from our estimates. If actual results vary from our estimates, we recognize adjustments to net product revenue in the period in which changes in estimates become known.
Revenue from Collaborations and Licenses
Our collaboration agreements fall under the scope of Topic 808, when there is a joint operating activity and when both parties are active participants in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards. For our arrangements under the scope of Topic 808, we evaluate each promised good or service that is distinct in accordance with Topic 606 (i.e., a unit of account) and apply Topic 606 to those units of account that are determined to be with a customer. For all other units of account that are not within the scope of other relevant accounting topics, we analogize to other authoritative accounting literature, such as Topic 606.
In applying Topic 808 and Topic 606, we are required to make estimates of the transaction price, including variable consideration that is subject to a constraint. Amounts of variable consideration are included in the transaction price to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognized will not occur and when the uncertainty associated with the variable consideration is subsequently resolved. At the inception of arrangements that include variable consideration, we may be required to exercise significant judgment to estimate the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price. In making such estimates, we generally use the most likely method for milestone payments and the expected value method for other forms of variable consideration. The amount of variable consideration that is included in the transaction price is only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in future periods. Milestone payments that are not within our or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are not included in the transaction price until those approvals are received. These estimates are re-assessed each reporting period and we adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price as necessary.
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The consideration under the contract is allocated between the distinct performance obligations based on their respective relative stand-alone selling prices. The estimated stand-alone selling price of each performance obligation reflects our best estimate of what the selling price would be if the deliverable was regularly sold on a stand-alone basis and is determined by reference to market rates for the good or service when sold to others or by using an adjusted market assessment approach if the selling price on a stand-alone basis is not available. The determination of the stand-alone selling price often requires significant judgment. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for license-related performance obligations may include forecasted revenues and expenses, development timelines, reimbursement rates for personnel costs, discount rates and probabilities of technical, regulatory and commercial success. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for research and development or other service-related performance obligations generally include forecasting the expected costs of satisfying a performance obligation at market rates. We also exercise significant judgment in allocating variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy one or more, but not all, performance obligations and determining whether such allocation is consistent with the overall allocation objectives within Topic 606.
Clinical Trial Costs and Accruals
We accrue clinical trial costs based on work performed. In determining the amount to accrue, we rely on estimates of total costs incurred based on enrollment, the completion of clinical trials and other events. We follow this method because we believe reasonably dependable estimates of the costs applicable to various stages of a clinical trial can be made. However, the actual costs and timing of clinical trials are highly uncertain, subject to risks and may change depending on a number of factors. Differences between the actual clinical trial costs and the estimated clinical trial costs that we have accrued in any prior period are recognized in the subsequent period in which the actual costs become known. Historically, our estimated accrued expenses have approximated actual expenses incurred; however, material differences could occur in the future.
Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 in the Notes to Financial Statements of this Annual Report.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.
Interest Rate Risk
We hold certain financial instruments for which a change in prevailing interest rates may cause the principal amount of the short-term investments to fluctuate. Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. We invest our excess cash primarily in U.S. Treasury securities, money market funds and U.S. Agency bonds. The primary objectives of our investment activities are to ensure liquidity and to preserve principal while at the same time maximizing the income we receive from our short-term investments without significantly increasing risk. Additionally, we established guidelines regarding approved investments and maturities of investments, which are designed to maintain safety and liquidity. For our short-term investments, we do not believe that an increase or decrease in market rates would have a significant impact on the realized values or the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. We believe that should a 10.0% change in interest rates were to have occurred on December 31, 2025, this change would not have had a material effect on the fair value of our investment portfolio as of that date. Any changes would only be realized if we sold the investments prior to maturity.
We are also subject to interest expense fluctuations through our Term Loans which, as of December 31, 2025, bear interest at a rate equal to the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%, and are therefore exposed to changes in interest rates through their maturity date in November 2027. For interest expense, we do not believe that an increase or decrease in the interest rate would have a significant impact on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss. We believe that should a 10.0% change in the interest rate were to have occurred on December 31, 2025, this change would not have had a material effect on interest expense as of that date.
Inflation Risk
Inflation generally affects us by increasing our clinical trial costs. We do not believe that inflation has had a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations during the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 or 2023.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
The financial statements and supplementary data required pursuant to this item are included in Item 15 of this Annual Report and are presented beginning on page F-1.
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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
We maintain disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our reports required by the Exchange Act, is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the timelines specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
As required by SEC Rule 13a-15(b), we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report. Based on the foregoing, our principal executive and financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level as of December 31, 2025.
Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act. Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our principal executive and financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting based on criteria established in the framework in Internal Control — Integrated Framework (2013 Framework) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this evaluation, our management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was effective as of December 31, 2025.
Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended December 31, 2025, we began to recognize product revenue from sales of KOMZIFTI. We updated the processes that constitute our internal control over product revenue and inventory to accommodate related changes to our accounting procedures and business processes.
Except for the changes related to product revenue and inventory, there have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in connection with management’s evaluation of such internal control that occurred during our most recent quarter ended December 31, 2025 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to material affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
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Item 9B. Other Information.
Trading Plans
During the three months ended December 31, 2025, certain of our officers adopted, modified or terminated contracts, instructions or written plans for the purchase or sale of our securities as noted below:
Trading Arrangement
* Intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c)
** Not intended to satisfy the affirmative defense of Rule 10b5-1(c)
*** Represents the modification, as described in Rule 10b5-1(c)(1)(iv) under the Exchange Act, of a written plan adopted on September 19, 2025 that was intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c) under the Exchange Act.
In addition, our officers (as defined in Rule 16a-1(f) under the Exchange Act) have entered into sell-to-cover arrangements adopted pursuant to Rule 10b5-1 authorizing the pre-arranged sale of shares to satisfy our tax withholding obligations arising exclusively from the vesting of shares of restricted stock. The amount of shares to be sold to satisfy our tax withholding obligations under these arrangements is dependent on future events which cannot be known at this time, including the future trading price of our shares. The expiration date relating to these arrangements is dependent on future events which cannot be known at this time, including the final vesting date of the applicable shares of restricted stock and the officer’s termination of service.
Item 9C. Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.
Not applicable.
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PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The information required by this item and not set forth below will be set forth in the sections headed “Election of Directors” and “Executive Officers” in our definitive proxy statement for our 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or Proxy Statement, to be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, and is incorporated herein by reference.
We have adopted a written code of ethics for directors, officers, including our principal executive and financial officer and our principal accounting officer, and employees, known as the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics. The Code of Business Conduct and Ethics is available on our website at www.kuraoncology.com under the Corporate Governance section of our Investors page. Our website and the information contained on, or that can be accessed through, the website will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference in, and are not considered part of, this Annual Report. We will promptly disclose on our website (i) the nature of any amendment to the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions and (ii) the nature of any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that is granted to one of these specified individuals that is required to be disclosed pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, the name of such person who is granted the waiver and the date of the waiver.
We have adopted insider trading policies and procedures governing the purchase, sale and/or other dispositions of our securities by our directors, officers and employees that are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and listing standards applicable to us. A copy of our insider trading policy is filed with this Annual Report as Exhibit 19.1.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information required by this item will be set forth in the sections headed “Executive Compensation” and “Non-Employee Director Compensation” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information required by this item will be set forth in the section headed “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
The information required by Item 201(d) of Regulation S-K will be set forth in the section headed “Executive Compensation” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this item will be set forth in the sections headed “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions” and “Information Regarding the Board of Directors and Corporate Governance” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information required by this item will be set forth in the section headed “Ratification of Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in our Proxy Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
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PART IV
Item 15. Exhibit and Financial Statement Schedules.
1. Financial Statements. We have filed the following documents as part of this Annual Report:
Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm F-1
Balance Sheets F-3
Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss F-4
Statements of Stockholders’ Equity F-5
Statements of Cash Flows F-6
Notes to Financial Statements F-7
2. Financial Statement Schedules.
There are no financial statement schedules provided because the information called for is either not required or is shown either in the financial statements or the notes thereto.
3. Exhibits
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10.11+ Amended and Restated Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy. X
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23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. X
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24.1 Power of Attorney (see signature page). X
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
* Certain portions of this exhibit have been omitted pursuant to Item 601 of Regulation S-K.
** Confidential treatment has been granted with respect to certain portions of this exhibit. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the SEC.
*** Schedules and exhibits have been omitted pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K. A copy of any omitted schedule and/or exhibit will be furnished to the SEC upon request.
Item 16. Form 10-K Summary.
None.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Kura Oncology, Inc.
Date: March 5, 2026 By: /s/ Troy E. Wilson, Ph.D., J.D.
Troy E. Wilson, Ph.D., J.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Troy E. Wilson, Ph.D., J.D. and Thomas Doyle, and each of them, as his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, each with full power of substitution, for him or her in any and all capacities, to sign any amendments to this Annual Report on Form 10-K and to file the same, with exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each of said attorneys-in-fact or their substitute or substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, this Annual Report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
Troy E. Wilson, Ph.D., J.D. (Principal Executive and Financial Officer)
/s/ Thomas Doyle Senior Vice President, Finance & Accounting March 5, 2026
Thomas Doyle (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Helen Collins, M.D. Director March 5, 2026
Helen Collins, M.D.
/s/ Faheem Hasnain Director March 5, 2026
Faheem Hasnain
/s/ Thomas Malley Director March 5, 2026
Thomas Malley
/s/ Diane Parks Director March 5, 2026
Diane Parks
/s/ Carol Schafer Director March 5, 2026
Carol Schafer
/s/ Mary Szela Director March 5, 2026
Mary Szela
/s/ Michael Vasconcelles, M.D. Director March 5, 2026
Michael Vasconcelles, M.D.
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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Kura Oncology, Inc.
Opinion on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying balance sheets of Kura Oncology, Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, the related statements of operations and comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2025 and 2024, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2025, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Basis for Opinion
These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company's internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.
Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
Critical Audit Matter
The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.
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Clinical Trial Research and Development Expenses and Accruals
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2015.
San Diego, California
March 5, 2026
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KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except par value data)
December 31,
Assets
Current assets
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 32,206 15,374
Operating lease right-of-use assets 7,302 5,803
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Current liabilities
Accrued expenses and other current liabilities 61,697 48,484
Current operating lease liabilities 1,277 1,881
Current portion of long-term debt — 2,607
Current portion of contract liabilities 48,983 24,271
Long-term debt, net of current portion 9,711 6,916
Long-term operating lease liabilities 9,469 5,190
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)
Stockholders’ equity
Accumulated other comprehensive income 1,024 764
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 738,363 $ 760,159
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
(In thousands, except per share data)
Years Ended December 31,
Revenue
Product revenue, net $ 2,132 $ — $ —
Operating Expenses
Cost of product sales 57 — —
Other Income (Expense)
Net loss per share, basic and diluted $ (3.18 ) $ (2.02 ) $ (2.08 )
Comprehensive Loss
Other comprehensive income
Unrealized gain on short-term investments 260 2,035 6,761
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(In thousands)
Accumulated
Additional Other Total
Common Stock Paid-In Comprehensive Accumulated Stockholders’
Shares Par Value Capital Income (Loss) Deficit Equity
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs 5,661 — 60,919 — — 60,919
Share-based compensation expense — — 28,082 — — 28,082
Issuance of common stock under equity plans 375 — 1,206 — — 1,206
Other comprehensive income — — — 6,761 — 6,761
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs 1,377 — 23,087 — — 23,087
Share-based compensation expense — — 33,897 — — 33,897
Exercise of pre-funded warrants 1,420 1 — — — 1
Issuance of common stock under equity plans 1,082 — 8,604 — — 8,604
Other comprehensive income — — — 2,035 — 2,035
Share-based compensation expense — — 37,108 — — 37,108
Exercise of pre-funded warrants 8,516 1 (1 ) — — —
Issuance of common stock under equity plans 1,110 — 1,793 — — 1,793
Other comprehensive income — — — 260 — 260
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
Years Ended December 31,
Operating Activities
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable, net (6,744 ) (2,060 ) —
Inventory (413 ) — —
Prepaid expenses and other current assets (15,950 ) (6,850 ) (1,960 )
Operating lease right-of-use and other long-term assets (6,363 ) 947 (685 )
Investing Activities
Purchases of property and equipment (6,638 ) (472 ) (168 )
Financing Activities
Proceeds from issuance of stock under equity plans 1,793 8,604 1,206
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
See accompanying notes to financial statements.
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KURA ONCOLOGY, INC.
Notes to Financial Statements
1. Description of Business
Kura Oncology, Inc. is biopharmaceutical company committed to realizing the promise of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. Our diversified pipeline consists of small molecules designed to target cancer signaling pathways and address significant unmet needs in oncology and hematology.
References in these Notes to Financial Statements to “Kura Oncology, Inc.,” “we,” “our” or “us,” refer to Kura Oncology, Inc.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Reclassifications
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Specifically, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current liabilities have been presented as separate line items on the balance sheets. In addition, the prior period receivable from contracts with collaborators balance has been reclassified to accounts receivable, net on the balance sheets, as described in Note 8, Kyowa Kirin Collaboration and License Agreement. These reclassifications had no effect on previously reported total current assets, total current liabilities, total liabilities, stockholders’ equity, or net loss.
Use of Estimates
Our financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of our financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting period.
Reported amounts and note disclosures reflect the overall economic conditions that are most likely to occur and anticipated measures management intends to take. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. All revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and in any future periods affected.
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalents consist of checking, money market and highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to cash and that have an original maturity of three months or less from date of purchase. The carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturities of these instruments.
Short-Term Investments
Short-term investments are marketable securities with maturities greater than three months from date of purchase that are specifically identified to fund current operations. These investments are classified as current assets, even though the stated maturity date may be one year or more beyond the current balance sheet date, which reflects management’s intention to use the proceeds from sales of these securities to fund our operations, as necessary. The cost of short-term investments is adjusted for amortization of premiums or accretion of discounts to maturity, and such amortization or accretion is included in interest income. Dividend and interest income is included in interest and other income, net on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss when earned. Short-term investments are classified as available-for-sale securities and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and non-credit related losses recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and included as a separate component of stockholders’ equity. Realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale securities are determined on a specific identification basis and included in interest and other income, net on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
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Allowance for Credit Losses
For available-for-sale securities in an unrealized loss position, we first assess whether we intend to sell, or if it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell, the security before recovery of its amortized cost basis. If either of the criteria regarding intent or requirement to sell is met, the security’s amortized cost basis is written down to fair value through earnings. For available-for-sale securities that do not meet the aforementioned criteria, we evaluate whether the decline in fair value has resulted from credit losses or other factors. In making this assessment, we consider the severity of the impairment, any changes in interest rates, market conditions, changes to the underlying credit ratings and forecasted recovery, among other factors. The credit-related portion of unrealized losses, and any subsequent improvements, are recorded in interest and other income, net on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss through an allowance account. Any impairment that has not been recorded through an allowance for credit losses is included in other comprehensive income (loss) on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
We elected the practical expedient to exclude the applicable accrued interest from both the fair value and amortized costs basis of our available-for-sale securities for purposes of identifying and measuring an impairment. Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale securities is recorded in prepaid expenses and other current assets on our balance sheets. Our accounting policy is to not measure an allowance for credit loss for accrued interest receivable and to write-off any uncollectible accrued interest receivable as a reversal of interest income in a timely manner, which we consider to be in the period in which we determine the accrued interest will not be collected by us.
Accounts Receivable, Net
Accounts receivable, net consists of amounts due primarily from specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies, our customers in the United States, related to sales of KOMZIFTI net of distribution-related deductions, and have standard payment terms. We analyze accounts that are past due for collectability. To date, we have not experienced any credit losses with respect to the collection of our accounts receivable and have not recorded an allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2025. We have no financial instruments with off balance sheet risk of loss.
Concentration of Credit Risk
Financial instruments that potentially subject us to significant concentrations of credit risk consist primarily of cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments. We maintain deposits in federally insured financial institutions in excess of federally insured limits. We have established guidelines to limit our exposure to credit risk by placing investments with high credit quality financial institutions, diversifying our investment portfolio and placing investments with maturities that maintain safety and liquidity. We periodically review and modify these guidelines to maximize trends in yields and interest rates without compromising safety and liquidity.
Our receivable from contracts with collaborators, included within accounts receivable, net, is derived from contracts with our collaborators. We do not typically require collateral from our collaborators. We continuously monitor payments from collaborators and consider various factors including historical experience, age of the receivable balances, and other current economic conditions or other factors that may affect our collaborators’ ability to pay.
Inventory
Inventories are valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value. Cost is determined using the first-in, first-out method for all inventories. Inventory is comprised of raw materials, work-in-process and finished goods, and includes costs related to third-party contract manufacturing, packaging, freight-in and overhead. Due to the nature of our supply chain process, inventory that is owned by us is physically stored at third-party logistics providers and contract manufacturers. Raw and intermediate materials that may be used for either research and development or commercial purposes where the intended use is not yet known are classified as inventory until the material is consumed or otherwise allocated for research and development. If the material is used or otherwise allocated for research and development, it is expensed as research and development in the period that determination is made.
Our policy is to write down inventory that has become obsolete, inventory that has a cost basis in excess of its expected net realizable value and inventory in excess of expected requirements. The estimate of excess quantities is subjective and primarily dependent on our estimates of future demand. If our estimate of future demand changes, we consider the impact on the reserve for excess inventory and adjust the reserve as required. Increases in the reserve are recorded as cost of product sales. We classify our inventories based on our historical and anticipated levels of sales; any inventory in excess of its normal operating cycle is classified as long-term on our balance sheets. Our normal operating cycle is longer than 12 months. For
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product candidates that have not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or the FDA, inventory used in clinical trials is expensed at the time of production and recorded as research and development expense. For products that have been approved by the FDA, inventory used in clinical trials is expensed at the time the inventory is packaged for the clinical trial. Prior to receiving FDA approval, costs related to purchases of the API and the manufacturing of the product candidate, including pre-production design and development activities and process validation activities incurred under long-term supply arrangements, are recorded as research and development expense. Manufacturing costs incurred after approval and identified for commercial sale are capitalized into inventory.
Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the exit price, representing the amount that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants. As such, fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined based on assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. As a basis for considering such assumptions, the guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
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Level 1 - Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
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Level 2 - Inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are either directly or indirectly observable;
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Level 3 - Unobservable inputs in which little or no market activity exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions about the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing.
Property and Equipment
Property and equipment are stated at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets. Computer software and equipment are depreciated over their estimated useful lives of three to five years. Laboratory equipment is depreciated over its estimated useful life of five years. Furniture and fixtures are depreciated over their estimated useful lives of five years. Leasehold improvements are depreciated over the lesser of the term of the related lease or the useful life of the asset.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of an asset may not be recoverable. If such circumstances are determined to exist, an estimate of undiscounted future cash flows produced by the long-lived asset, including its eventual residual value, is compared to the carrying value to determine whether impairment exists. In the event that such cash flows are not expected to be sufficient to recover the carrying amount of the assets, the assets are written-down to their estimated fair values. For the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, there were no impairments of the value of long-lived assets.
Leases
We determine if an arrangement is a lease or contains lease components at inception. Short-term leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet. For operating leases with an initial term greater than 12 months, we recognize operating lease right-of-use, or ROU, assets and operating lease liabilities based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. Operating lease ROU assets are comprised of the lease liability plus any lease payments made and exclude lease incentives. Lease terms may include options to extend or terminate when we are reasonably certain that the options will be exercised. We do not separate lease components from non-lease components. For our operating leases, we generally cannot determine the interest rate implicit in the lease, in which case we use our incremental borrowing rate as the discount rate for the lease. We estimate our incremental borrowing rate for our operating leases based on what we would normally pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term for an amount equal to the lease payments. Operating lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lease term.
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If a lease is modified, the modified contract is evaluated to determine whether it is or contains a lease. If a lease continues to exist, the lease modification is determined to be a separate contract when the modification grants the lessee an additional ROU that is not included in the original lease and the lease payments increase commensurate with the standalone price for the additional ROU. A lease modification that results in a separate contract will be accounted for in the same manner as a new lease. For a modification that is not a separate contract, we reassess the lease classification using the modified terms and conditions and the facts and circumstances as of the effective date of the modification and recognize the amount of the remeasurement of the lease liability for the modified lease as an adjustment to the corresponding operating lease ROU asset.
Product Revenue, Net
We sell KOMZIFTI to specialty distributors and specialty pharmacies, our customers in the United States. Our customers subsequently resell KOMZIFTI to pharmacies, health care providers and patients. In accordance with ASC 606, we recognize net product revenues from sales when a customer obtains control of our products, which typically occurs upon delivery to the customer.
Revenues from product sales are recorded at the net sales price, or transaction price, which includes estimates of variable consideration that result from (a) invoice discounts for prompt payment and distribution service fees, (b) government rebates, chargebacks, discounts and fees, (c) product returns and (d) costs of co-pay assistance programs for patients. Reserves are established for the estimates of variable consideration based on the amounts earned or to be claimed on the related sales. The reserves are classified as reductions to accounts receivables, net if payable to a customer or accrued liabilities if payable to a third-party. Where appropriate, we utilize the expected value method to determine the appropriate amount for estimates of variable consideration based on factors such as current contractual and statutory requirements, specific known market events and trends, industry data and forecasted customer buying and payment patterns. The amount of variable consideration that is included in the transaction price is constrained and is included in net product revenues only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in a future period. Actual amounts of consideration ultimately received may differ from our estimates. If actual results vary from our estimates, we recognize adjustments to net product revenue in the period in which changes in estimates become known.
Chargeback:A chargeback is the difference between the manufacturer's invoice price to the wholesaler and the wholesaler’s customer's contract price. The wholesaler tracks these sales and charges back the manufacturer for the difference between the negotiated prices paid between the wholesaler's customers and wholesaler's acquisition cost. We estimate the percentage of goods sold that are eligible for chargeback and adjust the transaction price for such discount at the time of sale to the customer.
Co-payment Assistance: Patients who meet certain eligibility requirements may receive co-payment assistance. We estimate percentage of goods sold that are eligible for co-payment assistance and adjust the transaction price for co-payment assistance based on actual program participation and estimates of program redemption using data provided by third-party administrators.
Distribution Service Fees: We engage with wholesalers to distribute our products to end customers. We pay the wholesalers a fee for services such as data reporting, inventory management, chargeback administration, and service level commitment. We estimate the amount of distribution services fees to be paid to the customers and adjust the transaction price with the amount of such estimate at the time of sale to the customer.
Product Returns: We provide customers a return credit for all products returned in accordance with the applicable returned goods policy. Once the product is returned, it is destroyed. We do not record a right-of-return asset. We estimate the percentage of product returns and adjust the transaction price for such discount at the time of sale to the customer.
Rebates and Discounts:We accrue rebates and discounts for contractually agreed-upon arrangements with customers and mandated discounts under government programs such as the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program in the United States. Our estimates for expected utilization of customer rebates and discounts are based on contractual terms and data received from our customers. Our estimates for rebates under government programs are based on statutory discount rates and expected utilization, and we adjust the transaction price for such rebates and discounts at the time of sale to the customer.
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Collaboration Arrangements
We assess whether our licensing and other agreements are collaborative arrangements within the scope of Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC, Topic 808, Collaborative Arrangements, or Topic 808, based on whether they involve joint operating activities wherein both parties actively participate in the arrangement and are exposed to significant risks and rewards of the arrangement. For arrangements that we determine are collaborations under the Scope of Topic 808, we identify each unit of account by determining which promised goods or services are distinct in accordance with ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, or Topic 606, and then determine whether a customer relationship exists for that unit of account. If we determine a unit of account within the collaborative arrangement to be with a customer, we apply our revenue recognition accounting policy as further described below. For units of account within the collaborative arrangement under Topic 808 that are not with a customer in its entirety and are not within the scope of other relevant accounting topics, we apply recognition and measurement principles based on an analogy to authoritative accounting literature or, if there is no appropriate analogy, a reasonable, rational and consistently applied accounting policy election. See Note 8, Kyowa Kirin Collaboration and License Agreement, for more details.
Revenue from Collaborations and Licenses
We recognize revenue when control of the promised goods or services is transferred to our customers, in an amount that reflects the consideration we expect to be entitled to in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that are within the scope of Topic 606, we perform the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation.
For enforceable contracts with our customers, we evaluate the promises in the contract that are based on goods and services that will be transferred to the customer and determine whether those promises are both (i) capable of being distinct and (ii) distinct in the context of the contract. Arrangements that include rights to additional goods or services that are exercisable at the customer’s discretion are generally considered customer options. We assess if these customer options provide a material right to the customer and, if so, these customer options are considered performance obligations.
The transaction price may comprise of payments received under our commercial arrangements, such as licensing technology rights, and may include non-refundable fees at the inception of the arrangements, cost reimbursements, milestone payments for specific achievements designated in the agreements, and royalties on the sale of products. Profit-sharing payments to our customers are generally not for a distinct good or service and, as such, are included as a reduction of the transaction price. At the inception of arrangements that include variable consideration, we may be required to exercise significant judgment to estimate the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price. In making such estimates, we generally use the most likely method for milestone payments and the expected value method for other forms of variable consideration. The amount of variable consideration that is included in the transaction price is only to the extent that it is probable that a significant reversal in the amount of the cumulative revenue recognized will not occur in future periods. Milestone payments that are not within our or the licensee’s control, such as regulatory approvals, are not included in the transaction price until those approvals are received. At the end of each reporting period, we re-evaluate estimated variable consideration included in the transaction price and any related constraint and, as necessary, we adjust our estimate of the overall transaction price. Any adjustments are recorded on a cumulative catch-up basis, which affects revenues and earnings in the period of adjustment.
We develop estimates of the stand-alone selling price for each distinct performance obligation, which involve assumptions that may require significant judgment. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for license-related performance obligations may include forecasted revenues and expenses, development timelines, reimbursement rates for personnel costs, discount rates and probabilities of technical, regulatory and commercial success. Our estimates of the stand-alone selling price for research and development or other service-related performance obligations generally include forecasting the expected costs of satisfying a performance obligation at market rates. We allocate the transaction price, including any unconstrained variable consideration, to the performance obligations within the arrangement based on the relative stand-alone selling prices. When the variable consideration relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy one or more, but not all, performance obligations and allocating the consideration specifically to those performance obligations is consistent with the overall allocation objectives within Topic 606, we allocate the consideration entirely to those performance obligations.
We use judgment to assess the nature of the performance obligation to determine whether the performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time and, if over time, the appropriate method of measuring progress for purposes of recognizing revenue related to the performance obligation. If the performance obligation is satisfied over time, we evaluate the measure of progress each reporting period and, if necessary, adjust the measure of performance and related revenue recognition.
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The selection of the method to measure progress towards completion of over-time performance obligations is based on the nature of the products or services to be provided. Our over-time performance obligations generally involve research and development or other services provided to the customer, and we generally use a cost-to-cost measure of progress because it best depicts the transfer of control to the customer. Under a cost-to-cost measure of progress, the extent of progress towards completion is measured based on the ratio of costs incurred to date compared to the total estimated costs at completion of the performance obligation (an “input method” under Topic 606). We use judgment to estimate the total cost expected to complete the research and development or other service-related performance obligations, which include subcontractors’ costs, labor, materials, other direct costs and an allocation of indirect costs. We evaluate these cost estimates and the progress each reporting period and, as necessary, we adjust the measure of progress and related revenue recognition.
For arrangements that include sales-based or usage-based royalties, we recognize revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied or partially satisfied.
Consideration received or invoices issued as stipulated in contracts prior to revenue recognition are recorded as contract liabilities in the accompanying balance sheets, classified as either current or long-term contract liabilities based on our best estimate of when such amounts will be recognized. Amounts recognized as revenue, but not yet invoiced are generally recognized as contract assets in other current assets in the accompanying balance sheets.
Cost of Product Sales
Cost of product sales consists primarily of direct and indirect costs related to the manufacture of KOMZIFTI for commercial sale, including third-party manufacturing costs, raw material and component costs, packaging services, freight, amortization of capitalized in-licensed costs, and royalties on product sales. Prior to the FDA approval of KOMZIFTI in November 2025, costs incurred for the manufacture of KOMZIFTI were recorded as research and development expenses, which resulted in zero-cost inventory. As a result, the cost of product sales related to KOMZIFTI will initially reflect a lower average per unit cost of materials, as previously expensed zero-cost inventory is utilized for commercial production and sold to customers. Our manufacturing timelines lengthen our operating cycle and delay the transition to inventory produced at commercial cost; accordingly, we expect the cost of product sales for KOMZIFTI to increase as zero-cost inventories are depleted. As of December 31, 2025, we had approximately $5.2 million in zero-cost inventory remaining and based on our current forecast, we expect zero-cost inventory, including raw materials, to be depleted in the second half of 2030.
We periodically evaluate zero-cost inventory for obsolescence. This evaluation considers the shelf life of raw materials, work in process, and finished goods as well as estimated sales trends. As of December 31, 2025, no zero-cost inventory was determined to be obsolete.
Research and Development Expenses
Research and development expenses consist of costs associated with our research and development activities including salaries, benefits, share-based compensation and other personnel costs, clinical trial costs, manufacturing costs for non-commercial products, fees paid to external service providers and consultants, facilities costs and supplies, equipment and materials used in clinical and preclinical studies and research and development. All such costs are charged to research and development expense as incurred when these expenditures have no alternative future uses. We are obligated to make upfront payments upon execution of certain research and development agreements. Advance payments, including nonrefundable amounts, for goods or services that will be used or rendered for future research and development activities are deferred. Such amounts are recognized as expense as the related goods are delivered or the related services are performed or such time when we do not expect the goods to be delivered or services to be performed. Payments that we make in connection with in-licensed technology for a particular research and development project that have no alternative future uses in other research and development projects or otherwise, and therefore have no separate economic value, are expensed as research and development costs at the time such costs are incurred. As of December 31, 2025, we had no in-licensed technologies that have alternative future uses in research and development projects or otherwise.
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Clinical Trial Costs and Accruals
A significant portion of our clinical trial costs relate to contracts with contract research organizations, or CROs. The financial terms of our CRO contracts may result in payment flows that do not match the periods over which materials or services are provided to us under such contracts. Our objective is to reflect the appropriate clinical trial expenses in our financial statements by matching those expenses with the period in which services and efforts are expended. As part of the process of preparing our financial statements, we rely on cost information provided by our CROs concerning monthly expenses as well as reimbursement for pass through costs. We are also required to estimate certain of our expenses resulting from our obligations under our CRO contracts. Accordingly, our clinical trial expense accrual is dependent upon the timely and accurate reporting of CROs and other third-party vendors. If the contracted amounts are modified, for instance, as a result of changes in the clinical trial protocol or scope of work to be performed, we modify our accruals accordingly on a prospective basis. Revisions in the scope of a contract are charged to expense in the period in which the facts that give rise to the revision become reasonably certain. Historically, we have had no material changes in clinical trial expense that had a material impact on our results of operations or financial position.
Advertising
We expense the costs of advertising, including promotional expenses, as incurred. Subsequent to the FDA approval of our commercial product KOMZIFTI in November 2025, advertising expenses were approximately $2.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Patent Costs
We expense all costs as incurred in connection with patent applications, including direct application fees, and the legal and consulting expenses related to making such applications, and such costs are included in selling, general and administrative expenses on the statements of operations and comprehensive loss.
Share-Based Compensation
Our share-based awards are measured at fair value on the date of grant based upon the estimated fair value of common stock. The fair value of awards expected to vest are recognized and amortized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period of the award less actual forfeitures. The fair value of each stock option is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option pricing model, or Black-Scholes model, that requires the use of assumptions including volatility, expected term, risk-free rate and the fair value of the underlying common stock. We estimate the fair value of restricted stock units and performance-based restricted stock units granted based on the closing market price of our common stock on the date of grant. Actual forfeitures are applied as they occur, and any compensation cost previously recognized for awards for which the requisite service has not been completed is reversed in the period that the award is forfeited.
Income Taxes
Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability method. Under the asset and liability method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates applicable to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date. A valuation allowance against deferred tax assets is recorded if, based upon the weight of all available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. For uncertain tax positions that meet “a more likely than not” threshold, we recognize the benefit of uncertain tax positions in the financial statements.
Comprehensive Loss
Comprehensive loss is defined as the change in equity during the period from transactions and other events and non-owner sources. For the periods presented, accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) consisted of unrealized gains and losses on short-term investments.
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Net Loss per Share
Basic net loss per common share is calculated by dividing the net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period, which includes the shares related to outstanding pre-funded warrants, but excludes other potential common stock equivalents. Pre-funded warrants are considered outstanding for the purposes of computing basic and diluted net loss per share because shares may be issued for little additional consideration, and are fully vested and exercisable. Diluted net loss per share is calculated by dividing net loss by the weighted-average number of common shares and common stock equivalents outstanding for the period. As we have reported net loss for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, dilutive net loss per common share is the same as basic net loss per common share for those periods. Common stock equivalents outstanding are comprised of stock options, restricted stock units, or RSUs, performance-based restricted stock units, or PSUs, warrants and employee stock purchase plan rights and are only included in the calculation of diluted earnings per common share when net income is reported and their effect is dilutive. Common stock equivalents outstanding as of December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023 totaling approximately18,180,000, 15,430,000 and 12,642,000, respectively, were excluded from the computation of dilutive weighted-average shares outstanding because their effect would be anti-dilutive.
Segment Reporting
Operating segments are identified as components of an enterprise about which separate discrete financial information is available for evaluation by the chief operating decision-maker in making decisions regarding resource allocation and assessing performance. We operate in a single industry segment which is the discovery, development and commercialization of precision medicines for the treatment of cancer. Troy E. Wilson, Ph.D., J.D., our president and chief executive officer, who serves as the Chief Operating Decision-Maker, or CODM, reviews the operating results on an aggregate basis and manages the operations as a single operating segment in the United States.
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures
In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued ASU 2023-09 – Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which improves the transparency of income tax disclosures by requiring disaggregated information about our effective tax rate reconciliation as well as information on income taxes paid. For each annual period, we will be required to disclose specific categories in the rate reconciliation and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold (if the effect of those reconciling items is equal to or greater than 5% of the amount computed by multiplying pretax income or loss by the applicable statutory income tax rate). ASU 2023-09 is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. We adopted this ASU retrospectively on December 31, 2025. The adoption did not have a material effect on our financial statements, but resulted in expanded financial statement disclosures. See Note 13, Income Taxes, for further details.
Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03 Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses, which requires disaggregated disclosure of certain costs and expenses on an interim and annual basis. ASU No. 2024-03 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The disclosure updates are required to be applied prospectively with the option for retrospective application. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2024-03.
Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40)
In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Intangibles – Goodwill and Other – Internal-Use Software (Subtopic 350-40): Targeted Improvements to the Accounting for Internal-Use Software. Under this guidance, software capitalization will begin when management authorizes and commits to funding the software project and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for its intended purpose. ASU 2025-06 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027, and interim reporting periods within those periods, with early adoption permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2025-06.
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3. Investments
We invest in available-for-sale securities consisting of U.S. Treasury securities, money market funds and U.S. Agency bonds. Available-for-sale securities are classified as either cash and cash equivalents or short-term investments on the balance sheets.
The following tables summarize, by major security type, our short-term investments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, in thousands:
Cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Short-term investments are classified as current assets, even though the stated maturity date may be one year or more beyond the current balance sheet date, which reflects management’s intention to use the proceeds from sales of these securities to fund our operations, as necessary. As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, short-term investments of $367.2 million and $393.1 million, respectively, had maturities less than one year, short-term investments of $135.9 million and $97.3 million, respectively, had maturities between one to two years, and short-term investments of $15.0 million and $12.5 million, respectively, had maturities between two to three years. Realized gains and losses were de minimis for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, sixavailable-for-sale securities with a fair market value of $22.5 million and two available-for-sale securities with a fair market value of $10.0 million, respectively, were in gross unrealized loss positions, none of which were in a continuous unrealized loss position for greater than 12 months. We do not intend to sell these available-for-sale securities, and it is not more likely than not that we will be required to sell these securities prior to recovery of their amortized cost basis. We have no allowance for credit losses as of December 31, 2025 and 2024. Unrealized gains and losses that are not credit-related are included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).
Accrued interest receivable on available-for-sale securities were $3.8 million and $3.3 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. We have not written off any accrued interest receivables for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023.
4. Fair Value Measurements
As of December 31, 2025 and 2024, we had cash equivalents and short-term investments measured at fair value on a recurring basis.
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Available-for-sale securities consist of money market funds and U.S. Treasury securities, which are measured at fair value using Level 1 inputs, and U.S. Agency bonds which are measured at fair value using Level 2 inputs. We determine the fair value of Level 2 related securities with the aid of valuations provided by third parties using proprietary valuation models and analytical tools. These valuation models and analytical tools use market pricing or prices for similar instruments that are both objective and publicly available, including matrix pricing or reported trades, benchmark yields, broker/dealer quotes, issuer spreads, two-sided markets, benchmark securities, bids and/or offers. We validate the fair values of Level 2 financial instruments by comparing these fair values to a third-party pricing source. We did not reclassify any investments between levels in the fair value hierarchy during the periods presented.
The following tables summarize, by major security type, our cash equivalents and short-term investments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis and are categorized using the fair value hierarchy, in thousands:
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Cash equivalents
Short-term investments
Total Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Cash equivalents
Short-term investments
We believe that our term loan facility bears interest at a rate that approximates prevailing market rates for instruments with similar characteristics and, accordingly, the carrying value of the term loan facility approximates fair value. The fair value of our term loan facility is determined using Level 2 inputs in the fair value hierarchy. See Note 6, Long-Term Debt, for further discussion of our term loan facility.
5. Balance Sheet Detail
Property and equipment consisted of the following, in thousands:
December 31,
Laboratory and computer equipment 1,958 2,004
Less: accumulated depreciation (2,900) (3,275)
Property and equipment, net $7,855 $1,682
Depreciation expense was $1.0 million, $0.8 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively.
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Accrued expenses and other current liabilities consisted of the following, in thousands:
December 31,
Product revenue allowances $377 $—
Accrued clinical trial research and development expenses 23,276 14,267
Accrued other research and development expenses 12,041 11,938
Total accrued expenses and other current liabilities $61,697 $48,484
6. Long-Term Debt
In November 2022, we entered into a loan and security agreement with several banks and other financial institutions or entities party thereto, or collectively the Lenders, and Hercules Capital, Inc., or Hercules, in its capacity as administrative agent and collateral agent for itself and the Lenders, which was amended in October 2023 and October 2025, or the Loan Agreement, providing for up to $125.0 million in a series of term loans, or Term Loans. Under the terms of the Loan Agreement, we borrowed $10.0 million of an initial $25.0 million tranche of Term Loans. The remaining tranches of Term Loans expired without us drawing down such additional loans. The Term Loans have a maturity date of November 2, 2027, or the Maturity Date. Repayment of the Term Loans is interest only through May 1, 2027. After the interest-only payment period, borrowings under the Loan Agreement are repayable in monthly payments of principal and accrued interest until the Maturity Date. The per annum interest rate for the Term Loans is the greater of (i) the prime rate as reported in The Wall Street Journal minus 6.25% plus 8.65% and (ii) 8.65%. As of December 31, 2025, the interest rate on the Term Loans was 9.15%.
At our option, we may prepay all or any portion of the outstanding Term Loans at any time. We paid a facility charge of approximately $0.1 million upon closing and an additional approximately $0.2 million of facility charges in November 2023 due to the availability of the second tranche of the Term Loans. The Loan Agreement also contains an end of term fee in an amount equal to approximately $1.5 million (which is 6.05% of the maximum amount of the first tranche of loans), which is due and payable on the earliest to occur of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) the date we prepay the outstanding loans in full, and (iii) the date that the secured obligations become due and payable. Our obligations under the Loan Agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets other than our intellectual property, but including proceeds from the sale, licensing or other disposition of our intellectual property. As part of the Loan Agreement, we are subject to certain negative covenants, which, among other things, prohibit us from selling, transferring, assigning, mortgaging, pledging, leasing, granting a security interest in or otherwise encumbering our intellectual property, subject to limited exceptions.
The Loan Agreement also contains a minimum cash covenant, which commenced on June 1, 2024, requiring us to hold cash in the United States and subject to a first-priority perfected security interest in favor of the Lenders in an amount greater than or equal to 35.0% of the outstanding loan obligations, provided that such cash covenant will not apply at any time our market capitalization is equal to or greater than $1,250.0 million. Additionally, the Loan Agreement contains minimum cash requirements in the event of (i) any Corporate Collaborations (as defined in the Loan Agreement) or (ii) any cash payment in respect of permitted convertible debt subject to the satisfaction of the Redemption Conditions (as defined in the Loan Agreement).
In addition, the Loan Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative and negative covenants, including, among other things, restrictions on indebtedness, liens, investments, mergers, dispositions, prepayment of other indebtedness, and dividends and other distributions, subject to certain exceptions. The Loan Agreement also contains events of default that are customary for financings of this type relating to, among other things, payment defaults, breach of covenants, material adverse effects, breach of representations and warranties, cross-default to material indebtedness, bankruptcy-related defaults, judgment defaults, breach of the financial covenants described above, and the occurrence of certain change of control events. Following an event of default and any applicable cure period, a default interest rate equal to the then-applicable interest rate plus 5.0% may be applied to the outstanding principal balance, and the Lenders will have the right upon notice to terminate any undrawn commitments and may accelerate all amounts outstanding under the Loan Agreement, in addition to other remedies available to them as our secured creditors. We were in compliance with all covenants of the Loan Agreement as of December 31, 2025.
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In addition, in connection with the entry into the Loan Agreement, we issued warrants to certain of the Lenders, or collectively, the Warrants, to purchase up to 26,078 shares of our common stock at an exercise price of $14.38 per share, or the Warrant Shares. The Warrants may be exercised through the earlier of (i) the seventh anniversary of November 2, 2022 and (ii) the consummation of certain acquisition transactions involving us, as set forth in the Warrants. The number of Warrant Shares for which the Warrants are exercisable and the associated exercise price are subject to certain customary proportional adjustments for fundamental events, including stock splits and reverse stock splits, as set forth in the Warrants. The initial tranche 1 borrowing of $10.0 million and the warrants issued upon closing to purchase 26,078 shares of our common stock are accounted for as freestanding debt and equity financial instruments, respectively, as they are legally detachable and separately exercisable. In connection with the Loan Agreement, we recognized the initial issued Warrants to purchase 26,078 shares of our common stock at their relative fair value of approximately $0.3 million, and we incurred debt issuance costs of $0.6 million, which were recorded as debt discounts. The fair value of the Warrants, debt issuance costs and end of term fee are being amortized and accreted into interest expense using the effective interest rate method over the term of the loan. As of December 31, 2025, none of the Warrants had been exercised.
As of December 31, 2025, the long-term debt, net balance of approximately $9.7 million represents $10.0 million principal obligation under the term loan facility, which matures in 2027, net of $0.3 million of unamortized discounts.
7. License Agreements
The University of Michigan License Agreement
In December 2014, we entered into a license agreement with the Regents of the University of Michigan, or the University of Michigan, which was most recently amended in August 2017, under which we received certain license rights in exchange for a non-refundable upfront license fee, annual maintenance fees and payments upon achievement of certain development and sales-based milestones. The licensed asset consists of several compounds, including ziftomenib. As between us and the University of Michigan, all future development, regulatory and commercial work on the asset will be completed fully and at our sole expense. The University of Michigan retains the right to use certain licensed compounds for non-commercial research, internal and/or educational purposes, with the right to grant the same limited rights to other non-profit research institutions.
The agreement will terminate upon the last-to-expire patent rights, or may be terminated by us at any time with 90 days written notice of termination or terminated by the University of Michigan upon a bankruptcy by us, payment failure by us that is not cured within 30 days or a material breach of the agreement by us that is not cured within 60 days.
Payments under License Agreements
Collectively, our license agreements provide for specified development, regulatory and sales-based milestone payments up to a total of $80.2 million payable upon occurrence of each stated event, of which $0.5 million relates to the initiation of certain development activities, $28.9 million relates to the achievement of specified regulatory approvals for the first indication and up to $50.8 million relates to the achievement of specified levels of product sales. Additional payments will be due for each subsequent indication if specified regulatory approvals are achieved. Furthermore, if all the programs are successfully commercialized, we will be required to pay sublicense fees and tiered royalties on annual net product sales ranging from the low single digits to the low teens, depending on the volume of sales and the respective agreement. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we incurred sublicense fees of $5.0 million. As of December 31, 2025, we have paid milestone payments totaling $1.4 million and incurred sublicense fees totaling $9.8 million. For the year ended December 31, 2025, we incurred royalties of approximately $0.1 million related to the product sales of KOMZIFTI.
8. Kyowa Kirin Collaboration and License Agreement
On November 20, 2024, we and Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. and Kyowa Kirin, Inc., or together Kyowa Kirin, entered into a collaboration and license agreement, or the Kyowa License Agreement, to develop and commercialize globally our product candidate, ziftomenib, a potent, selective oral menin inhibitor, for the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of acute myeloid leukemia, or AML, and other hematologic malignancies, and if Kyowa Kirin exercises the Field Expansion Option (as defined below), the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of all cancers, or collectively the Field. We concluded that there were four distinct performance obligations under the Kyowa License Agreement: the Rest-of-World License, Development Services related to monotherapy, Development Services for combination therapies and Commercialization Services. Each of the four distinct performance obligations is defined below.
Development Services (inclusive of both monotherapy and combination therapies): We have the right and responsibility to lead development, manufacturing, and regulatory activities for ziftomenib in the United States under the oversight of a joint
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steering committee and applicable subcommittees. In accordance with the development plan and budget mutually agreed upon with Kyowa Kirin, or Development Plan, we are conducting multiple clinical trials of ziftomenib, as a monotherapy and in combination with other therapies, in AML and other hematologic malignancies to support regulatory approvals of ziftomenib in the United States. We and Kyowa Kirin will continue to conduct the activities required by the Development Plan as allocated to us by such plan. We are responsible for funding the specified development activities set forth in the initial Development Plan that are planned to be conducted prior to the end of 2028, and we will share with Kyowa Kirin equally (50/50) all development costs for all other development activities in the United States that are included in the Development Plan, including clinical trials and post-marketing commitments that are reasonably necessary for obtaining or maintaining regulatory approval of ziftomenib in the United States, or Development Services. In addition, we may conduct certain specified development and manufacturing activities outside the scope of the Development Plan at our sole cost and expense.
Commercialization Services: We and Kyowa Kirin share rights and responsibilities to commercialize KOMZIFTI in the United States in accordance with a co-created U.S. territory commercialization plan and budget, or Commercialization Services. We book sales of KOMZIFTI and the parties will share equally all profits or losses from, the commercialization of KOMZIFTI in the United States. In June 2025, we entered into a co-promotion and medical affairs agreement with Kyowa Kirin, Inc., or the Kyowa Co-Promotion Agreement, to co-promote and perform medical affairs activities with respect to KOMZIFTI for the treatment of patients with AML and other hematologic malignancies in the United States, and solely if Kyowa Kirin exercises its field expansion option under the Kyowa License Agreement, all approved indications for ziftomenib in the United States that are licensed under the Kyowa License Agreement. The Kyowa Co-Promotion Agreement was determined to be a separate contract from the Kyowa License Agreement for purposes of revenue recognition and reporting.
We are responsible for the global manufacture and supply of ziftomenib necessary for the development and commercialization activities described above, pursuant to the terms of a clinical supply agreement entered into with Kyowa Kirin Co., Ltd. effective as of March 31, 2025, or the Kyowa Clinical Supply Agreement, which was determined to be a separate contract from the Kyowa License Agreement for purposes of revenue recognition and reporting. Kyowa Kirin has the right to request that we conduct a manufacturing technology transfer and to take over the responsibility for the manufacture of commercial supply of ziftomenib outside the United States.
Rest-of-World License: Kyowa Kirin has the right and responsibility to lead commercial strategy and to commercialize and book sales of ziftomenib outside of the United States and is solely responsible for the conduct and funding of such activities that are specific to the exploitation of ziftomenib outside of the United States. Following regulatory approval, Kyowa Kirin will be solely responsible for the conduct and funding of commercialization of ziftomenib outside of the United States (including recording sales). Kyowa Kirin is required to use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct the development of ziftomenib outside the United States in accordance with an ex-U.S. territory development plan, including to conduct such development with the objective to achieve the development milestone events outside the United States that entitle us to receive corresponding development milestone payments, and to commercialize ziftomenib in each country outside of the United States where it has received regulatory approval. Development and commercialization activities outside of the United States will also be under the oversight of the joint steering committee and applicable subcommittees.
We granted Kyowa Kirin an exclusive license to enable or allow Kyowa Kirin to develop, manufacture, and commercialize ziftomenib within the Field outside of the United States, or the ROW License. We also granted Kyowa Kirin rights to fulfill their responsibilities related to the Development Services and Commercialization Services as part of the joint development and commercialization of ziftomenib in the United States. In addition, Kyowa Kirin has an option to expand the licensed Field, or Field Expansion Option, to include the development and commercialization of ziftomenib in gastrointestinal stromal tumors, or GIST, and other solid tumor indications, which option can be exercised within a specified time period after receipt of clinical data from the planned proof-of-concept study evaluating ziftomenib and imatinib in patients with advanced GIST who are not successfully treated with imatinib. After Kyowa Kirin’s exercise of the Field Expansion Option, the Field would include the treatment, diagnosis and prevention of all cancers, including GIST and other solid tumors.
In exchange for the ROW License and Kyowa Kirin’s rights to participate in the development and commercialization activities described above, we received an upfront payment of $330.0 million. We are eligible to receive, if Kyowa Kirin exercises the Field Expansion Option, up to an aggregate of $1.161 billion in development, regulatory, commercial milestone and additional upfront payments for the existing Field and the expanded Field, totaling up to $1.491 billion in upfront and milestone payments in the aggregate. We are also eligible to receive tiered double-digit royalties on sales of ziftomenib outside of the United States on a country-by-country basis until the latest of expiration of the last-to-expire valid claim of our patent rights licensed to Kyowa Kirin in such country, expiration of the last-to-expire regulatory exclusivity in such country and ten years after first commercial sale in such country, or the Royalty Term.
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The Kyowa License Agreement will remain in effect in the United States until the latest of expiration of all valid claims of our patent rights licensed to Kyowa Kirin, expiration of the last-to-expire regulatory exclusivity or ten years after first commercial sale. The Kyowa License Agreement will remain in effect outside the United States until the expiration of the last-to-expire Royalty Term. Either party may terminate the Kyowa License Agreement for uncured material breach by or insolvency of the other party. Kyowa Kirin may terminate the Kyowa License Agreement for convenience upon 12 months’ prior written notice. In addition, Kyowa Kirin has the right to terminate the Kyowa License Agreement with a shorter specified notice period upon the occurrence of a material adverse regulatory event or certain other specified events. We may terminate the Kyowa License Agreement if Kyowa Kirin or any of its affiliates or sublicensees challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the patent rights licensed to Kyowa Kirin by us.
Based on our analysis of the key terms and activities required by the Kyowa License Agreement summarized above and given the involvement by both parties, we assessed the criteria under Topic 808 and concluded that both parties participate in a joint operating activity, are active participants, and are exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of the activities. Therefore, the Kyowa License Agreement was determined to be within the scope of Topic 808.
We evaluated each of the required promised goods and services and determined the Kyowa License Agreement contains multiple units of account comprised of the ROW License, Development Services related to monotherapy and in combination with other therapies, and Commercialization Services. The ROW License is a unit of account under the scope of Topic 606 as it is reflective of a typical vendor-customer relationship, while the Development Services and Commercialization Services are under the scope of Topic 808 due to the joint participation in the services being performed and these services not being reflective of a typical vendor-customer relationship. However, we determined that Topic 606 was the most appropriate accounting model to apply by analogy to the recognition and measurement of these units of account.
As of December 31, 2025, we determined the transaction price to be $592.6 million, comprised of the $330.0 million upfront fixed payment, $240.0 million in unconstrained milestones and $22.6 million of profit and loss sharing payments received or expected to be received. All other variable consideration related to milestones have been fully constrained due to development, regulatory, or other factors that caused us to determine that it was not probable that a significant reversal of revenue would not occur as of December 31, 2025. We will recognize any royalties or sales-based milestones related to the ROW License granted to Kyowa Kirin when the associated sales occur, and relevant sales-based thresholds are met. As of December 31, 2025, no royalties or sales-based milestones have been recognized.
We allocated the transaction price to each performance obligation based on their relative stand-alone selling price. Variable consideration that relates specifically to our efforts to satisfy specific performance obligations, such as certain milestones, is allocated entirely to those performance obligations. Other components of variable consideration that do not relate specifically to our efforts to satisfy specific performance obligations are allocated based on the relative stand-alone selling price. We are entitled to cost-sharing reimbursements from Kyowa Kirin for certain development and commercialization activities we perform and determined that such reimbursements are specifically related to our efforts to satisfy the respective performance obligations while satisfying the overall allocation objective required by Topic 606.
As of December 31, 2025, the remaining unrecognized consideration allocated to the Development Services for monotherapy was $34.3 million, to the Development Services in combination with other therapies was $167.0 million, and to the Commercialization Services was $272.6 million.