Ibutamoren mesylate is under clinical development by Lumos Pharma and currently in Phase II for Growth Hormone Deficiency. According to GlobalData, Phase II drugs for Growth Hormone Deficiency have a 65% phase transition success rate (PTSR) indication benchmark for progressing into Phase III. GlobalData’s report assesses how Ibutamoren mesylate’s drug-specific PTSR and Likelihood of Approval (LoA) scores compare to the indication benchmarks. Buy the report here.

GlobalData tracks drug-specific phase transition and likelihood of approval scores, in addition to indication benchmarks based off 18 years of historical drug development data. Attributes of the drug, company and its clinical trials play a fundamental role in drug-specific PTSR and likelihood of approval.

Ibutamoren mesylate overview

Ibutamoren mesylate (MK-677) is under development for the treatment of pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD), children born small for gestational age (SGA), idiopathic short stature, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and Prader Willi syndrome. It is administered orally. MK-0677 is a synthetic GHRS, ghrelin mimetic compound. MK-0677 is active growth hormone secretagogue that acts on the growth hormone secretagogue receptor in the anterior pituitary to stimulate the release of growth hormone. It was under development for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, fibromyalgia, sarcopenia in post-hip fracture patients, Turner syndrome and chronic renal failure in end-stage renal disease patients.

Lumos Pharma overview

Lumos Pharma, formerly NewLink Genetics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of new therapies for the treatment of unmet medical needs of rare diseases. It’s lead investigating candidate, LUM-201 (ibutamoren) is an oral growth hormone stimulating therapy for the treatment of pediatric growth hormone deficiency (PGHD), turner syndrome, children born small for gestational age (SGA), and other rare endocrine disorders. Lumos Pharma is headquartered in Austin, Texas, the US.

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This content was updated on 18 March 2024

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GlobalData’s Likelihood of Approval analytics tool dynamically assesses and predicts how likely a drug will move to the next stage in clinical development (PTSR), as well as how likely the drug will be approved (LoA). This is based on a combination of machine learning and a proprietary algorithm to process data points from various databases found on GlobalData’s Pharmaceutical Intelligence Center.