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    <periodOfReport>2007-08-08</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001108205</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CURIS INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CRIS</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001346824</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 610</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001185039</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>ALDRICH RICHARD</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001384859</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Kolchinsky Peter</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001392402</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RA Capital Biotech Fund II, L.P.</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001315082</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>RA Capital Biotech Fund LP</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE, SUITE 610</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOSTON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>MA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>02199</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>7520564</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Warrants to Purchase Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>1.02</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F2"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2012-08-08</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>2632198</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See Footnote</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeHolding>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">These shares represent 7,388,202 shares held by RA Capital Biotech Fund, L.P. (&quot;Fund I&quot;), and 132,362 shares held by RA Capital Biotech Fund II, L.P. (&quot;Fund II&quot;).  RA Capital Management, LLC (the &quot;General Partner&quot;) is the general partner of each of Fund I and Fund II, and Richard  H. Aldrich and Peter Kolchinsky are the sole managers of RA Capital Management, LLC.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">These warrants are exerciseable for cash, provided, however, that the warrants are not exerciseable to the extent the holder of any such warrant, together with any affiliates, holds or beneficially owns more than 9.99% of the outstanding Common Stock of the issuer, unless such restriction is waived by the holder upon not less than 61 days written notice to the issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">These warrants represent the right for RA Capital Biotech Fund, L.P. (&quot;Fund I&quot;) to acquire 2,585,871 additional shares of Common Stock and for RA Capital Biotech Fund II, L.P. (&quot;Fund II&quot;) to acquire 46,327 additional shares of Common Stock, in each case upon the terms and conditions set forth in such warrant. RA Capital Management, LLC (the &quot;General Partner&quot;) is the general partner of each of Fund I and Fund II, and Richard  H. Aldrich and Peter Kolchinsky are the sole managers of RA Capital Management, LLC.  Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares except to the extent of his or its pecuniary interest therein, if any.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky
Manager of RA Capital Management LLC,</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Richard H. Aldrich</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Kolchinsky</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-08-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
