Boserolimab - Merck Sharp & Dohme
Alternative Names: anti-cd27 agonist - Chinook Therapeutics; anti-CD27 antibody- Chinook Therapeutics; MK 5890Latest Information Update: 16 Jul 2025
At a glance
- Originator BioNovion
- Developer Merck Sharp & Dohme
- Class Antineoplastics; Immunotherapies; Monoclonal antibodies
- Mechanism of Action Antibody-dependent cell cytotoxicity; CD27 antigen stimulants; T lymphocyte stimulants
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Orphan Drug Status
Orphan designation is assigned by a regulatory body to encourage companies to develop drugs for rare diseases.
- New Molecular Entity Yes
Highest Development Phases
- Phase II Non-small cell lung cancer; Small cell lung cancer
- Phase I Solid tumours
Most Recent Events
- 29 Jun 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme withdraws a phase II trial prior to enrollment in Triple-negative-breast-cancer (Combination therapy, Early-stage disease, Newly diagnosed, First-line therapy) in the US Taiwan (IV) (NCT06829199)
- 28 May 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme completes a phase II trial in Non-small cell lung cancer (Combination therapy, Late-stage disease, Metastatic disease, Second-line therapy or greater) in the US, Spain, South Korea, Poland, Italy, Israel, Hungary (IV) (NCT04165096) (EudraCT2020-001629-29)
- 17 Feb 2025 Merck Sharp & Dohme plans the phase II MK-5890-003 trial for Triple-negative-breast-cancer (Early-stage disease, Combination therapy, First-line therapy) (IV, Infusion), in March 2025 (NCT06829199), (EudraCT2024-517505-87),