Ibutamoren - Lumos Pharma/Merck
Alternative Names: Ibutamoren mesilate; Ibutamoren mesylate; L 163191; LUM-201; MK-0677; MK-677; OratropeLatest Information Update: 29 Oct 2025
At a glance
- Originator Merck & Co
- Developer Lumos Pharma; Massachusetts General Hospital; Merck & Co
- Class Antidementias; Hepatoprotectants; Indoles; Osteoporosis therapies; Small molecules; Spiro compounds
- Mechanism of Action Growth hormone releasing factor agonists; Insulin-like growth factor I stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Somatotropin deficiency
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
- Available For Licensing Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase III Somatotropin deficiency
- Phase II Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
- No development reported Turner's syndrome
- Discontinued Alzheimer's disease; Fibromyalgia; Fracture; Postmenopausal osteoporosis; Sarcopenia
Most Recent Events
- 28 Oct 2025 Phase-III clinical trials in Somatotropin deficiency (In children, Treatment-naive) in USA (PO) (NCT06948214)
- 19 Aug 2025 Lumos Pharma plans a phase-III trial for Somatotropin deficiency (In children, Treatment-experienced) in September 2026 (PO) (NCT07129759)
- 12 Jul 2025 Phase-I clinical trials in Somatotropin deficiency (In volunteers) (PO) .