Kineta, Inc. Common Stock

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30 of a projected 39 patients have been enrolled in the clinical trial to date, including a monotherapy arm with KVA12123 and a combination arm utilizing KVA12123 together with Merck's anti-PD1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) Kineta anticipates the trial to be fully enrolled by the end of 2024 TAMPA, Fla. & SAN DIEGO , August 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. ("TuHURA"), a Phase 3 registration-stage immune-oncology company developing novel technologies to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy, and Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTRA) ("Kintara"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new solid tumor cancer therapies, today announced that Kineta, Inc. (Nasdaq: KA) ("Kineta"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immunotherapies in oncology that address cancer immune resistance, has reopened enrollment in its ongoing VISTA-101 Phase 1/2 clinical trial.

Effective immediately, clinical sites in the VISTA-101 Phase 1/ Phase 2 clinical trial can resume screening of patients for enrollment in the clinical study

KVA12123 is a rationally targeted, anti-VISTA antibody checkpoint inhibitor to reverse VISTA immune suppression and remodel the tumor microenvironment (TME) to overcome acquired resistance to immunotherapies KVA12123 is currently in a Phase 1/Phase 2 clinical study as a monotherapy and in combination with Merck's anti-PD1 therapy, KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), in patients with advanced solid tumors To date, KVA12123 has demonstrated a favorable clinical safety and tolerability profile observed with no dose limiting toxicities and no evidence of Cytokine Release Syndrome (CRS) associated toxicities at doses examined Concurrent $5 million investment from existing TuHURA shareholder preserves TuHURA's strong balance sheet for advancing its IFx-2.0 Phase 3 accelerated approval trial and novel bi-functional ADCs TAMPA, Fla. and SAN DIEGO , July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. ("TuHURA"), a Phase 3 registration-stage immune-oncology company developing novel technologies to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy, and Kintara Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTRA) ("Kintara"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of new solid tumor cancer therapies, today announced TuHURA has entered into an Exclusivity and Right of First Offer Agreement (the "Agreement") with Kineta, Inc. (Nasdaq: KA) ("Kineta") for the potential acquisition of Kineta's KVA12123 anti-VISTA antibody and related rights and assets associated with and derived from the asset.

TuHURA has an exclusive right to negotiate to acquire Kineta's KVA12123 Immuno-Oncology Drug Program Kineta will receive a $5 million Nonrefundable Payment from TuHURA KVA12123 is currently in a Phase 1/Phase 2 Clinical Study in the United States SEATTLE, July 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kineta, Inc. (Nasdaq: KA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immunotherapies in oncology that address cancer immune resistance, announced today that it has entered into an exclusivity and right of first offer agreement (the “Agreement”) with TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. (“TuHURA”), a Phase 3 registration-stage immune-oncology company developing novel technologies to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy. Pursuant to the Agreement, among other things, Kineta has granted TuHURA an exclusive right to acquire Kineta's worldwide patents, patent rights, patent applications, product and development program assets, technical and business information, and other rights and assets associated with and derived from its development program related to KVA12123, the Company's VISTA blocking immunotherapy.

Partial response and stable disease reported in combination cohort, and durable stable disease observed in monotherapy cohorts

Partial response and stable disease reported in combination cohort, and durable stable disease observed in monotherapy cohorts

Partial response and stable disease reported in combination cohort, and durable stable disease observed in monotherapy cohorts in the VISTA-101 trial

Partial response and stable disease reported in combination cohort, and durable stable disease observed in monotherapy cohorts No dose limiting toxicities observed at any dose level Cleared fifth of six monotherapy cohorts and second of four combination cohorts Kineta is actively exploring strategic alternatives to maximize value for all stakeholders

SEATTLE, Feb. 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kineta, Inc. (Nasdaq: KA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immunotherapies in oncology that address cancer immune resistance, announced today that it has completed a review of its business, including the status of its programs, resources and capabilities. Following this review, Kineta is implementing a significant corporate restructuring to substantially reduce expenses and preserve cash. The restructuring includes a significant workforce reduction and the termination of enrollment of new patients in its ongoing VISTA-101 Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating KVA12123 in patients with advanced solid tumors. Patients currently enrolled in the trial will be permitted to continue to participate. The company has made this decision, in part, because certain investors have indicated they will not fulfill their funding obligations pursuant the previously disclosed second tranche of the company's contemplated private placement later this year.

SEATTLE, Feb. 22, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kineta, Inc. (Nasdaq: KA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of novel immunotherapies in oncology that address cancer immune resistance, announced today that it will present new preclinical data on KVA12123, the Company's anti-VISTA antibody, in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Blood Cancer Discovery Symposium, to be held on March 4-6 in Boston, Massachusetts. Thierry Guillaudeux, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer of Kineta, will be presenting the poster.