MK-5108
As of the edition of 20 October 2026, MK-5108 is a small molecule: went quiet in 2011; acts on AURKA.
Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.
The drug
- Status
- Went quiet, 2011
- Kind
- Small molecule
- Registered trials
- 1, 0 stopped early
- Disease areas
- Cancer
US protection
No US approval on record.
With no US approval on record there are no listed US patents or exclusivities.
This is the US only.
Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug
1 company on route A because of this drug.
Companies on route A for this drug
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Target
| Gene | Protein | UniProt |
|---|---|---|
| AURKA | Aurora kinase A | O14965 |
Registered trials
| Phase | Trials | Completed | Active | Stopped early |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| All trials | 1 |
Who ran its trials
| Company | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Merck & Co. | Lead sponsor of trials | 2008 to now |