SAN DIEGO (AP) _ Kura Oncology Inc. (KURA) on Thursday reported a loss of $30.7 million in its first quarter.

The San Diego-based company said it had a loss of 46 cents per share.

The results missed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 42 cents per share.

Kura Oncology shares have fallen 23% since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $25, a rise of 78% in the last 12 months.

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