TuHURA Biosciences Provides Corporate Update Following Recent Financing

TuHURA Biosciences Provides Corporate Update Following Recent Financing

Company's lead Phase 3 program of IFx-2.0 as adjunctive therapy with Keytruda® (pembrolizumab) as a first-line therapy for advanced and metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), conducted under a Special Protocol Assessment (SPA) agreement with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) targeting completion of enrollment Q4-2026

A mini KOL symposium held on December 5, 2025, provided the scientific rational for targeting VISTA in AML and the clinical applications in combination with a menin inhibitor in NPM1 mutated relapsed/refractory AML

Oral and poster presentations at the recently concluded 57th ASH Annual Meeting showed the Delta Opioid Receptor (DOR) to be a compelling new target as the cornerstone for the Company's bi-functional, bi-specific immune modulating Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs)

Recent $15.6 million equity financing transaction provides cash runway to accomplish multiple key milestones across all three development programs

Management to host a call today, December 11, 2025, at 8:30 am ET

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:HURA) ("TuHURA"), a Phase 3 immune-oncology company developing novel technologies to overcome resistance to cancer immunotherapy, today provided updates across the company's portfolio of assets, including a summary from its mini symposium held on December 5, 2025 focused on targeting VISTA in AML, the scientific rational and clinical applications in NPM1 mutated r/r AML in combination with a menin inhibitor. The company's recently announced financing transaction, which provides for $15.6 million in gross proceeds, is expected to provide the cash runway to accomplish multiple key milestones across all three development programs.

"2025 was a transformational year for us, having initiated our accelerated approval Phase 3 trial of IFx-2.0 as an adjunctive therapy to Keytruda® in front-line MCC, having completed the merger with Kineta bringing a Phase 2 ready VISTA inhibiting antibody to our pipeline and having presented data positioning the DOR as a promising new target in overcoming resistance to checkpoint inhibitors. We were pleased to raise $15 million in our June 2025 PIPE financing and warrant exercise earlier this year and the recently announced $15.6 million equity financing transaction providing us with a cash runway to accomplish multiple key milestones across all three development programs" said Dr. James Bianco, President and Chief Executive Officer of TuHURA Biosciences.

"We look forward in 2026 to the expected completion of enrollment for our Phase 3 study of IFx-2.0 in MCC, and anticipate receiving FDA clearance to initiate our randomized Phase 2 trial of physician's choice of menin inhibitor vs a menin inhibitor+TBS-2025, our VISTA inhibiting antibody, in NPM1 mutated r/r AML. We also expect to present preliminary data from our IFx-2.0 basket trial; data on inhibiting DOR on MDSCs, TAMs and T regs at a scientific conference in 2Q; and proof-of-concept data in animal models for our lead ADC at a scientific conference in Q4 2026."

"In an encouraging development in our VISTA inhibiting antibody (TBS-2025) clinical program, at a mini symposium on December 5, 2025 prior to the ASH meeting, several key opinion leaders, provided valuable insights and recommendations on our Phase 2 clinical trial plans for TBS-2025, in AML. There was clear enthusiasm for the potential of combining TBS-2025 with a menin inhibitor both in NPM1 r/r/ AML, in high-risk AML and in patients with AML who are unfit for intensive therapies. The KOLs noted that while menin inhibitors have become standard of care in NPM1 mutated AML, there still exists a significant unmet medical need, citing the relatively low CR rate and short duration of response as the two obstacles to improving clinical benefit in these patients."

Dr. Bianco continued, "The VISTA gene is the only checkpoint upregulated in patients with AML, notably among high-risk AML. It has been shown that VISTA expression on leukemic blasts is the primary culprit in the low response rate and short duration of response in AML. Targeting VISTA represents the first potential for immunotherapy to improve the treatment outcomes in AML, not just NPM1 mutated AML was the consensus opinion from the group," concluded Dr. Bianco.

Participants at the mini symposium included: Geoffrey Uy, MD, Co-chair of the Leukemia Committee for the ALLIANCE for Clinical Trials in Oncology, and Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; Kevin Lin, MD, PhD Student, Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology Program at the Washington University in St. Louis; and Tae Kon Kim, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Highlights from the Company's mini-symposium on TBS-2025. The Company's studies and data have shown the following:

• VISTA was shown to be the only checkpoint highly upregulated in patients with AML with the highest expression in poor-risk subtypes. Its expression is seen in AML with or without common mutations like DNMT3A, NPM1, FLT-3.
  
  
• VISTA expression on AML contributes to low response rate and short duration of response among patients with NPM1 mutated AML treated with menin inhibitors.
  
  
• TBS-2025 provided survival advantage comparable to standard front line combination chemotherapy while significantly improving survival when used in combination with front line chemotherapy in murine model of VISTA expressing AML
  
  
• Inhibition of VISTA, either through gene silencing or an inhibiting antibody, and inhibition of menin signaling pathway significantly improves survival in murine models of AML

Speaker Bios:
Tae Kon Kim, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Kim investigates mechanisms of immune evasion in leukemia and develops new immunotherapeutic strategies. Trained under Dr. Lieping Chen, a pioneer in immuno-oncology, his work explores emerging co-inhibitory pathways and approaches to selectively prevent graft-versus-host disease while preserving graft-versus-leukemia activity. Selected Honors received by Dr. Kim include: American Society of Hematology Scholar Award; American Society of Clinical Oncology Career Development Award; Evans MDS Young Investigator Award; American Cancer Society Clinician Scientist Development Grant; Forbeck Scholar Award.

Geoffrey L. Uy, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of Oncology, Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation, Washington University School of Medicine, Research Member, Siteman Cancer Center. Dr. Uy is a hematopoietic stem cell transplant specialist and serves as Medical Director for Clinical Research in the Division of Oncology. His research centers on innovative therapies for acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), with a focus on improving outcomes for patients with high-risk myeloid malignancies.

Kevin Yin, MD, PhD Student, Developmental, Regenerative, and Stem Cell Biology Program Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Yin studies how initiating mutations in AML shape immune escape mechanisms and contribute to leukemia progression. His work aims to define AML–immune interactions to support the development of next-generation immunotherapies. Dr. Yin's research is being conducted under Timothy J. Ley, MD, group who serves as his PhD advisor. Dr Ley's research group focuses on the genetics and genomics of acute myeloid leukemia (AML). His lab studies the development of normal and leukemic blood cells. His work is focused on identifying the mutations and epigenetic events that are responsible for the initiation and progression of AML. Dr. Ley led the team that sequenced the first cancer genome from an AML patient. He has gone on to develop projects that will use whole genome sequencing to help diagnose and treat patients with AML

Conference Call Information
Management will host a conference call and webcast today, December 11, 2025, at 8:30 am Eastern Time, to discuss the corporate update and recent financing.  Call details and dial-in information are as follows:

Thursday, December 11^th @ 8:30 am ET
Toll Free:                     1-800-225-9448
Alternate:                     1-203-518-9708
Webcast:                      Click HERE

For those who are not able to join the live call, a replay will be available on investor relations portion of the company's website.

About TuHURA Biosciences, Inc.
TuHURA Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURA) is a Phase 3 immuno-oncology company developing novel technologies to overcome primary and acquired resistance to cancer immunotherapy, two of the most common reasons cancer immunotherapies fail to work or stop working in the majority of patients with cancer.

TuHURA's lead innate immune agonist, IFx-2.0, is designed to overcome primary resistance to checkpoint inhibitors. TuHURA has initiated a single randomized placebo-controlled Phase 3 registration trial of IFx-2.0 administered as an adjunctive therapy to Keytruda^® (pembrolizumab) compared to Keytruda^® plus placebo in first-line treatment for advanced or metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

In addition to its innate immune agonist product candidates, TuHURA acquired TBS-2025 in its merger with Kineta Inc. on June 30, 2025. TBS-2025 is a VISTA inhibiting mAb asset moving into Phase 2 development in mutNPM1 r/r AML. In addition, TuHURA is leveraging its Delta Opioid Receptor technology to develop first-in-class, bi-specific, bi-functional antibody drug conjugates targeting Myeloid Derived Suppressor Cells to inhibit their immune-suppressing effects on the tumor microenvironment to prevent T cell exhaustion and acquired resistance to checkpoint inhibitors and cellular therapies.

For more information, please visit www.tuhurabio.com and connect with TuHURA on Facebook, X, and LinkedIn.

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The forward-looking statements and other information contained in this press release are made as of the date hereof, and TuHURA does not undertake any obligation to update publicly or revise any forward-looking statements or information, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless so required by applicable securities laws. Nothing herein shall constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities.

Investor Contact:
Monique Kosse
Gilmartin Group
Monique@GilmartinIR.com

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