Drugs / Volixibat
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Volixibat

Developed for
intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy · primary biliary cholangitis · primary sclerosing cholangitis
Investigated by
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Trials 5

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 12 trials
Phase 1 NCT02475317 Jun → Dec 2015 — Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02287779 Jan → Jun 2015 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 23 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2 NCT05050136 Sep 2021 → Apr 2027 expected primary biliary cholangitis Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04718961 Jan 2021 → Dec 2022 intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Terminated No outcome recorded Stop: Enrollment
Phase 2 NCT04663308 Dec 2020 → Jun 2026 overdue primary sclerosing cholangitis Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Active not recruiting Met primary

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 14

DateIssuerRelease
2026-05-30 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Announces New Data from Rare Liver Disease Programs Presented at the EASL International Liver Congress 2026 mirumpharma.com ↗
Late-breaking VISTAS results demonstrate rapid, sustained, and clinically meaningful reductions in pruritus with volixibat in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
2026-05-21 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals to Present Data Showcasing Leadership in Rare Liver Diseases at the EASL International Liver Congress 2026 mirumpharma.com ↗
Late-breaking VISTAS results demonstrate rapid, sustained, and clinically meaningful reductions in pruritus with volixibat in primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC)
2026-05-04 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Announces Primary Endpoint Met in VISTAS Study of Volixibat in Patients with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis mirumpharma.com ↗
2025-11-07 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Showcases Leadership in Liver Disease Innovation With Data From LIVMARLI® and Volixibat Clinical Programs at AASLD’s The Liver Meeting® mirumpharma.com ↗
Volixibat Leads to Improvements in Fatigue and Sleep for Adults with Primary Biliary Cholangitis: Data from VANTAGE Trial
2025-05-09 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Volixibat Data from Mirum’s VANTAGE PBC Study Showcased at EASL mirumpharma.com ↗
Volixibat treatment led to rapid (as early as week 1) and sustained reductions in ItchRO with the volixibat combined dose group achieving a statistically significant 3.78-point reduction from Baseline (p<0.0001) and a placebo-adjusted response of 2.51 (p=0.0004).
2025-04-28 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals to Present Data at Upcoming Medical Congresses mirumpharma.com ↗
We are encouraged by the positive results which show a meaningful decrease in pruritus that lasts for the duration of the placebo-controlled period.
2024-10-10 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Regulatory Volixibat Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Cholestatic Pruritus in Primary Biliary Cholangitis mirumpharma.com ↗
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to volixibat as a potential treatment for cholestatic pruritus in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC).
2024-06-17 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum’s Volixibat Achieves Positive Interim Analyses in VANTAGE PBC and VISTAS PSC Studies mirumpharma.com ↗
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MIRM) today announced interim results from two Phase 2b studies evaluating volixibat, an oral ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor in patients with primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC).
2023-11-13 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data at The Liver Meeting® mirumpharma.com ↗
Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: MIRM) today announced new data from its LIVMARLI and volixibat programs presented at The Liver Meeting®, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) annual meeting in Boston, Massachusetts.
2022-11-29 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Provides Development Program Updates mirumpharma.com ↗
In an interim analysis, patients treated with volixibat saw meaningful reductions in serum bile acids and pruritus.
2022-06-24 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data at The International Liver Congress™ of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) mirumpharma.com ↗
The data demonstrated that: There were 0% GI-related adverse events in the fasted state in two out of the three fasted studies.
2020-11-13 Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Results Mirum Pharmaceuticals Presents New Data From Its Maralixibat and Volixibat Clinical Studies at AASLD Annual Meeting mirumpharma.com ↗
Volixibat data shows highly active dose levels selected for Phase 2 studies.

All press releases naming this drug 18 releases

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Evidence & citations 3 cited values

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Known as Volixibat “A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 1 study of the safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamics of volixibat in overweight and obese but otherwise healthy adults:...” PMID 29548345 ↗ Mar 2018
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NCT04718961 ↗

NCT02475317 ↗

NCT05050136 ↗

NCT04663308 ↗

Action Inhibit “Volixibat inhibits bile acid reuptake” PMID 29548345 ↗ Mar 2018
Route Oral “Multiple Oral Doses of SHP626” NCT02287779 ↗