Cavrotolimod - Mirum Pharmaceuticals
Alternative Names: AST 008Latest Information Update: 06 Feb 2026
At a glance
- Originator Exicure
- Developer Exicure; Mirum Pharmaceuticals
- Class Antineoplastics; Antivirals; Immunotherapies; Oligonucleotides
- Mechanism of Action Immunostimulants; Toll-like receptor 9 agonists
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Orphan Drug Status
Yes - Merkel cell carcinoma
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 I Hepatitis B
- Discontinued Haematological malignancies; Merkel cell carcinoma; Solid tumours; Squamous cell cancer
Most Recent Events
- 26 Jan 2026 Bluejay Therapeutics has been acquired and merged into Mirum Pharmaceuticals
- 15 Nov 2024 Pharmacodynamics data from preclinical studies in Hepatitis B presented at the 75th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases cynomolgus monkeys (AASLD-2024)
- 15 Nov 2024 Pharmacodynamics data from the preclinical studies in Hepatitis B released by Bluejay Therapeutics