SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Kura Oncology Inc. (KURA) on Thursday reported a loss of $23.8 million in its third quarter.

The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 42 cents per share.

The results did not meet Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of five analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 39 cents per share.

Kura Oncology shares have more than doubled since the beginning of the year. The stock has more than doubled in the last 12 months.

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