ACE-031
Tested in peopleIt has been tested in people, but it is not an approved medicine. The studies are usually small.
Also called ActRIIB-Fc / Ramatercept
Tested in people with muscular dystrophy. Trials were stopped early over safety concerns with blood vessels.
Can a doctor prescribe this?
No. Pharmacies are not on record as being allowed to make this into a medicine.
The FDA has not approved this as a medicine.
Development was halted. Not approved and not on the compounding list.
Official status: Not on the 503A bulks list. Checked 2026-08-04.
Lab suppliers we list: 3
Doses used in research
Taken word for word from the studies and trials listed on this page. This is not a recommendation and not a dose for anyone to take.
In human trials
See source wording
under the skin · every 4 weeks · for 24 weeks
Extension Study of ACE-031 in Subjects With Duchenne Muscular DystrophyPHASE2 · NCT01239758
“ACE-031 0.5 mg/kg subcutaneously once every 4 weeks for 24 weeks..”
See source wording
under the skin · every 4 weeks · for 12 weeks
Study of ACE-031 in Subjects With Duchenne Muscular DystrophyPHASE2 · NCT01099761
“ACE-031 0.5 mg/kg q4wk.”
In animal studies
10 mg/kg
rats ·
Gel Electrophoretic Detection of Black Market ACE-031.Drug testing and analysis · 2025
“However, due to the relatively high dose applied (10 mg/kg body weight) and possible differences in metabolism, the detection window may be different in humans.”
- Myostatin inhibitor ACE-031 treatment of ambulatory boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Results of a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Study in people
Muscle & nerve · 2017
- A single ascending-dose study of muscle regulator ACE-031 in healthy volunteers.
Study in people
Muscle & nerve · 2013
- Gel Electrophoretic Detection of Black Market ACE-031.
Animal study, rats or mice
Drug testing and analysis · 2025
- The relationship between myodural bridge, atrophy and hyperplasia of the suboccipital musculature, and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics.
Animal study, rats or mice
Scientific reports · 2023
- The relationship between myodural bridges, hyperplasia of the suboccipital musculature, and intracranial pressure.
Animal study, rats or mice
PloS one · 2022
- ACE-031, a soluble activin type IIB receptor, increases muscle mass and strength in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus).
Lab dish study
PloS one · 2026
- ACE-031, a Soluble Activin Type IIB Receptor, Increases Muscle Mass and Strength in the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)
Lab dish study
Journal not recorded · 2025