Mirum Pharmaceuticals — Competitive Pipeline Radar (2026-06-30)

Mirum Pharmaceuticals has two approved indications for its IBAT inhibitor Livmarli (maralixibat) — Alagille Syndrome and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis — and is advancing volixibat, another IBAT inhibitor, in Phase 2b/3 for Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Primary Biliary Cholangitis. Competitors are active in all four spaces, with odevixibat (Albireo/Ipsen) and TAK-625 (Takeda) in late-stage trials for ALGS/PFIC, and linerixibat (GSK) and obeticholic acid (Intercept) among others in PSC/PBC. Recent FDA documents confirm Livmarli’s approved label expansions and tablet formulation, while volixibat has no dedicated FDA filings yet. ---

Alagille Syndrome (ALGS)

Approved

LIVMARLI (maralixibat), IBAT inhibitor, Approved

1Mirum Pharmaceuticals trials (ClinicalTrials.gov)

Trial (NCT)DrugPhaseStatus
NCT04524390MaralixibatPhase 2Unknown
NCT02117713LUM001Phase 2Unknown
NCT02160782maralixibat chloride (MRX)Not foundUnknown
NCT03905330MaralixibatPhase 3Unknown
NCT02047318LUM001Phase 2Unknown
NCT04168385Maralixibat2Unknown
NCT04718961Volixibat2a/2bUnknown
NCT02057718LUM001Phase 2Unknown

2Active competitor trials (same indication)

SponsorDrugPhaseStatusNCT
Albireo ABOdevixibat (A4250)Phase 3UnknownNCT04674761
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedTAK-625Phase 3UnknownNCT05543187

3Recent clinical-stage publications

Improvements in pruritus, serum bile acids, hepatic fibrosis, and portal hypertension in two Alagille syndrome patients treated with maralixibat — maralixibat (treatment cohort/case series)
Improvements in pruritus and serum bile acids, alongside potential regression of liver fibrosis and portal hypertension in two Alagille syndrome patients — maralixibat (treatment cohort/case series)
Improvements in pruritus, serum bile acids, liver fibrosis, and portal hypertension in two Alagille syndrome patients treated with maralixibat — maralixibat (treatment cohort/case series)

4FDA documents

NDA Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Review — Livmarli (maralixibat): evaluates whether a REMS is necessary for Livmarli for cholestatic pruritus in ALGS.
NDA review — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): multi-discipline and labeling reviews for the NDA for ALGS.
Corrected NDA Approval Letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): corrected approval letter for tablets to treat cholestatic pruritus in ALGS or PFIC.
Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for cholestatic pruritus in ALGS or PFIC.
Supplement approval letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): sNDA approval to expand prescribing information to include ALGS patients aged 3 months and older.
Approval Letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): approval of oral solution for ALGS patients 1 year and older.
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat) oral solution: indicated for ALGS and PFIC.
NDA/BLA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Maralixibat (Livmarli): evaluation of new immediate-release tablet for ALGS and PFIC.

Takeaway Livmarli is already approved for ALGS, but two Phase 3 competitors (odevixibat, TAK-625) are in the pipeline; Mirum’s advantage is its approved label and multiple FDA filings supporting pediatric age expansions.

Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC)

Approved

LIVMARLI (maralixibat), IBAT inhibitor, Approved

1Mirum Pharmaceuticals trials (ClinicalTrials.gov)

Trial (NCT)DrugPhaseStatus
NCT03905330MaralixibatPhase 3Not found
NCT04524390MaralixibatPhase 2Unknown
NCT02057718LUM001Phase 2Unknown
NCT04168385Maralixibat2Unknown

2Active competitor trials (same indication)

SponsorDrugPhaseStatusNCT
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedTAK-625Phase 3UnknownNCT05543187
IPSEN Pharmaceuticalsodevixibat (A4250)Phase 3UnknownNCT03659916
Imperial College LondonNot foundNot foundNot foundNCT01499524
Albireoodevixibat (A4250)Phase 3UnknownNCT03566238

3Recent clinical-stage publications

Biochemical improvement after resuming ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy in a PFIC3 patient with ABCB4 mutation — ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (treatment cohort/case series)
Improvement in liver function following UDCA therapy in a PFIC3 patient — ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) (treatment cohort/case series)
Moderate biochemical improvement after UDCA therapy in a PFIC3 patient with ABCB4 mutation — ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) therapy (treatment cohort/case series)

4FDA documents

NDA/BLA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Livmarli (maralixibat chloride): evaluation of new tablet formulation for ALGS or PFIC.
Prescribing Information — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for cholestatic pruritus in ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
Approval Letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): approval of tablets for ALGS (≥3 months) or PFIC (≥12 months, ≥25 kg).
Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS and PFIC.
Prescribing Information / Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat) oral solution: indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥5 years).

Takeaway Livmarli is approved for PFIC, but competitors odevixibat and TAK-625 are in Phase 3; Mirum’s label covers a broad age range, but the PFIC competitor landscape is crowded with multiple Phase 3 IBAT inhibitors.

Pruritus in Ultra-Rare Cholestatic Settings

In development

LIVMARLI (maralixibat), IBAT inhibitor, Phase 2B/Phase 3

1Mirum Pharmaceuticals trials (ClinicalTrials.gov)

Trial (NCT)DrugPhaseStatus
NCT04524390MaralixibatPhase 2Unknown
NCT04168385Maralixibat2Unknown
NCT03905330Maralixibat (formerly SHP625 or LUM001)Phase 3Unknown
NCT02057718LUM001Phase 2Unknown
NCT02047318LUM001Phase 2Unknown
NCT04718961VolixibatPhase 2a/2bUnknown
NCT02117713LUM001Phase 2Unknown

2Active competitor trials (same indication)

SponsorDrugPhaseStatusNCT
Escient Pharmaceuticals, Inc.EP547Phase 1UnknownNCT04510090
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company LimitedTAK-625Phase 3Not foundNCT05543187
Albireo Pharma, IncOdevixibat (A4250)Phase 3UnknownNCT04674761
IPSEN Pharmaceuticalsodevixibat (A4250)Phase 3UnknownNCT03659916
Albireoodevixibat (A4250)Phase 3UnknownNCT03566238

3Recent clinical-stage publications

Maralixibat improved cholestatic pruritus, reduced serum bile acids, and was associated with regression of liver fibrosis and portal hypertension in two Alagille syndrome patients — maralixibat (treatment cohort/case series)
Maralixibat improved cholestatic pruritus, reduced serum bile acids, and showed potential benefits in regressing liver fibrosis and improving portal hypertension in two Alagille syndrome patients — maralixibat (treatment cohort/case series)

4FDA documents

NDA/BLA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Livmarli (maralixibat chloride): evaluation of tablet formulation for ALGS and PFIC.
Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
Labeling — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): same indication.
Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS or PFIC.
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat) oral solution: indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
Corrected NDA Approval Letter — Livmarli (maralixibat) tablets: for ALGS or PFIC.
Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Review — Livmarli (maralixibat): REMS not required.
Approval Letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): corrected approval for ALGS or PFIC.
NDA review — Livmarli (maralixibat): REMS not required.
Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
FDA reviews — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): multidisciplinary reviews for ALGS.
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS and PFIC.
Prescribing Information (Label) — LIVMARLI (maralixibat): indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).
NDA/BLA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Livmarli (maralixibat chloride): evaluation of tablet formulation.
Label — LIVMARLI (maralixibat) oral solution: indicated for ALGS (≥3 months) and PFIC (≥12 months).

Takeaway This indication aggregates ALGS/PFIC pruritus trials; Mirum’s Livmarli is already approved for both, but competitors like odevixibat and TAK-625 are in Phase 3 for the same patient populations, creating direct head-to-head competition.

Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC)

In development

VOLIXIBAT, IBAT inhibitor, Phase 2B/Phase 3

1Mirum Pharmaceuticals trials (ClinicalTrials.gov)

Trial (NCT)DrugPhaseStatus
NCT04718961Volixibat2a/2bUnknown
NCT02057718LUM001Phase 2Unknown

2Active competitor trials (same indication)

SponsorDrugPhaseStatusNCT
HighTide Biopharma Pty. Ltd.Berberine Ursodeoxycholate (HTD1801)Phase 2UnknownNCT03333928
Dr. Elizabeth Carey, Mayo Clinic ArizonaVidofludimus CalciumPilot studyUnknownNCT03722576
Gilead Sciences, Inc.CilofexorProof-of-ConceptNot foundNCT04060147
GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development LimitedlinerixibatPhase 3UnknownNCT04950127
Intercept Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Obeticholic Acid (OCA)Phase 2Not foundNCT02177136
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc.Cenicriviroc Mesylate (CVC)Phase 2UnknownNCT02653625
GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development LimitedGSK2330672Phase IIbUnknownNCT02966834
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.SeladelparPhase 2Not foundNCT04024813
Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc.EDP-305Phase 2UnknownNCT03421431

3Recent clinical-stage publications

Review of pathogenesis of PSC and evaluation of current off-label treatments and emerging therapeutic candidates — Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), norucholic acid (NCA), obeticholic acid (OCA), and other emerging therapies (treatment review/meta-analysis)
Protocol for a randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial of oral vancomycin in PSC with or without IBD — oral vancomycin (clinical trial)

4FDA documents

NDA Product Quality Review — Livmarli (maralixibat) oral solution: recommends approval from product quality perspective.
NDA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Livmarli (maralixibat chloride): evaluation of tablet formulation for ALGS and PFIC.
Clinical Review — Mesalamine (Asacol / Asacol HD): safety and efficacy in pediatric ulcerative colitis.
NDA clinical review — Obeticholic acid (Ocaliva): recommends approval for PBC.
Waiver to Allow Participation in a Food and Drug Administration Advisory Committee — obeticholic acid.
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Review — Ocaliva (obeticholic acid): REMS not recommended.
Other Review(s) — Chenodiol (CTEXLI®): supporting NDA for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis.
Approval Letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): corrected approval for ALGS or PFIC.
Advisory Committee Briefing Document — Obeticholic Acid (OCA): seeking standard approval for PBC.
NDA/BLA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Livmarli (maralixibat chloride): evaluation of tablet formulation.
NDA Medical Review — Varithena (Polidocanol): recommends approval for varicose veins.
Approval letter — Lynavoy (linerixibat): approved for cholestatic pruritus in PBC.
FDA Briefing Document — Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine.
Approval letter — Livmarli (maralixibat): corrected approval for ALGS or PFIC.
Product Quality Review — Livmarli (maralixibat) Oral Solution: recommends approval.
NDA Clinical Review — Obeticholic acid (OCALIVA): recommends approval for PBC.

Takeaway Volixibat is in early-stage development for PSC, facing a crowded field of Phase 2/3 competitors including linerixibat (GSK, Phase 3) and obeticholic acid (Intercept). No volixibat-specific FDA documents were found, indicating a nascent regulatory path.

Primary Biliary Cholangitis (PBC)

In development

VOLIXIBAT, IBAT inhibitor, Phase 2B/Phase 3

1Mirum Pharmaceuticals trials (ClinicalTrials.gov)

Trial (NCT)DrugPhaseStatus
NCT04718961Volixibat2a/2bUnknown
NCT04524390MaralixibatPhase 2Unknown

2Active competitor trials (same indication)

SponsorDrugPhaseStatusNCT
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.MBX-8025Phase 2UnknownNCT02955602
Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Etrasimod (APD334)Phase 2UnknownNCT03155932
GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development Limitedlinerixibat (GSK2330672)Phase 3UnknownNCT04950127
GlaxoSmithKline Research & Development LimitedlinerixibatPhase 1Not foundNCT03992014
CymaBay Therapeutics, Inc.SeladelparPhase 3UnknownNCT04620733
The GlaxoSmithKline group of companiesGSK2330672Phase IIbUnknownNCT02966834
Calliditas Therapeutics Suisse SASetanaxibPhase 2bActiveNCT05014672
NovartisTropifexor (LJN452)Phase 2UnknownNCT02516605
Eli Lilly and CompanyBaricitinib (LY3009104)Phase IIUnknownNCT03742973
HighTide Biopharma Pty. Ltd.Berberine Ursodeoxycholate (HTD1801)2UnknownNCT03333928

3Recent clinical-stage publications

None found

4FDA documents

Advisory Committee Briefing Document — Obeticholic Acid (OCA): supporting conversion to standard approval for PBC.
NDA Clinical Review — Obeticholic acid (OCALIVA): recommends accelerated approval for PBC.
Label (Prescribing Information) — OCALIVA (obeticholic acid): FXR agonist for PBC.
Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) Review — Ocaliva (obeticholic acid): REMS not recommended.
Advisory Committee Presentation — Obeticholic Acid (OCA): efficacy and safety in PBC.
Cross-Discipline Team Leader Review — OCALIVA (Obeticholic Acid): recommends approval for PBC.
Meeting Minutes — seladelpar (MBX-8025): pre-NDA meeting and Breakthrough Therapy Designation.
Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation Review — Livdelzi (seladelpar): REMS not required.
Advisory Committee Briefing Document — Obeticholic Acid (OCA): conversion to standard approval.
Advisory Committee Meeting Questions — obeticholic acid (OCA, Ocaliva®): discussion topics.
Label — OCALIVA (obeticholic acid): FXR agonist for PBC.
NDA/BLA Multi-Disciplinary Review and Evaluation — Maralixibat chloride (Livmarli): tablet formulation for ALGS and PFIC.
Advisory Committee presentation slides — Obeticholic Acid (OCA): clinical benefit in PBC.
NDA Approval Letter — Lynavoy (linerixibat): approved for cholestatic pruritus in PBC.
Administrative and Correspondence Documents / Meeting Minutes — seladelpar (MBX-8025): FDA meeting minutes.

Takeaway Volixibat is in early-stage development for PBC, competing against multiple Phase 3 agents (linerixibat, seladelpar) and the approved obeticholic acid. No volixibat-specific FDA documents exist, highlighting a significant gap versus competitors with established regulatory interactions.