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            <issuerCik>0000907654</issuerCik>
            <issuerName>ORUKA THERAPEUTICS INC</issuerName>
            <secFileNumber>000-22873</secFileNumber>
            <issuerAddress>
                <ns2:street1>855 Oak Grove Avenue Suite 100</ns2:street1>
                <ns2:city>Menlo Park</ns2:city>
                <ns2:stateOrCountry>CA</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                <ns2:zipCode>94025</ns2:zipCode>
            </issuerAddress>
            <issuerContactPhone>650-606-7910</issuerContactPhone>
            <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>LAURA SANDLER</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
            <relationshipsToIssuer>
                <relationshipToIssuer>Officer</relationshipToIssuer>
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        <securitiesInformation>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
                <name>Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services</name>
                <address>
                    <ns2:street1>1 New York Plaza</ns2:street1>
                    <ns2:street2>8th Floor</ns2:street2>
                    <ns2:city>New York</ns2:city>
                    <ns2:stateOrCountry>NY</ns2:stateOrCountry>
                    <ns2:zipCode>10004</ns2:zipCode>
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            <noOfUnitsSold>18000</noOfUnitsSold>
            <aggregateMarketValue>545580.00</aggregateMarketValue>
            <noOfUnitsOutstanding>48409232</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
            <approxSaleDate>01/02/2026</approxSaleDate>
            <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>01/02/2026</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Exercise of Stock Options</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
            <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>10000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>01/02/2026</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>Cash</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <securitiesToBeSold>
            <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
            <acquiredDate>02/14/2024</acquiredDate>
            <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Restricted Stock Units</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
            <nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>Issuer</nameOfPersonfromWhomAcquired>
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            <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>8000</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
            <paymentDate>02/14/2024</paymentDate>
            <natureOfPayment>N/A</natureOfPayment>
        </securitiesToBeSold>
        <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>Y</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
        <remarks>The 10,000 securities to be sold were and will be received upon the exercise of stock options over the next three months. The dates of acquisition and payment were and will be the dates of exercise/sale.
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        <noticeSignature>
            <noticeDate>01/02/2026</noticeDate>
            <planAdoptionDates>
                <planAdoptionDate>09/19/2025</planAdoptionDate>
            </planAdoptionDates>
            <signature>/s/ Laura Sandler</signature>
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