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    <periodOfReport>2026-06-02</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>CRESCENT BIOPHARMA, INC.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CBIO</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Fairmount Funds Management LLC</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>200 BARR HARBOR DRIVE, SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WEST CONSHOHOCKEN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19428</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Fairmount Healthcare Fund II L.P.</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>200 BARR HARBOR DRIVE, SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WEST CONSHOHOCKEN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19428</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerName>Harwin Peter Evan</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>200 BARR HARBOR DRIVE, SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WEST CONSHOHOCKEN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19428</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <reportingOwner>
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            <rptOwnerCik>0001830177</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Kiselak Tomas</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>200 BARR HARBOR DRIVE, SUITE 400</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <rptOwnerCity>WEST CONSHOHOCKEN</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>PA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>19428</rptOwnerZipCode>
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    <nonDerivativeTable></nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Stock Option (Right to Buy)</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>17.01</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-06-02</value>
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            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>11050</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F1"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2036-06-02</value>
            </expirationDate>
            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Ordinary Shares</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
                <underlyingSecurityShares>
                    <value>11050</value>
                </underlyingSecurityShares>
            </underlyingSecurity>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>11050</value>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>By: Peter Harwin</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
    </derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">This option represents a right to purchase 11,050 of the Issuer's ordinary shares and vests in full on the earlier of (i) June 2, 2027 or (ii) the date of the Issuer's next annual meeting of shareholders, in each case, subject to the Reporting Person's continued service to the Issuer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Fairmount Funds Management LLC (&quot;Fairmount&quot;) is the investment manager for Fairmount Healthcare Fund II LP (&quot;Fund II&quot;). Peter Harwin and Tomas Kiselak are the managers of Fairmount. Under Mr. Harwin's arrangement with Fairmount, Mr. Harwin holds the option for one or more investment vehicles managed by Fairmount (each, a &quot;Fairmount Fund&quot;). Mr. Harwin is obligated to turn over to Fairmount any net cash or stock received from the option for the benefit of such Fairmount Fund. Fairmount, Mr. Harwin, and Mr. Kiselak disclaim beneficial ownership of any of the reported securities, except to the extent of their pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks>Fairmount and Fund II may each be deemed a director by deputization of the Issuer by virtue of the fact that Peter Harwin serves on the board of directors of the Issuer and is a manager of Fairmount.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tomas Kiselak, Managing Member of Fairmount Funds Management LLC</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-06-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tomas Kiselak, Managing Member of Fairmount Healthcare Fund II L.P.</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-06-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Tomas Kiselak</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-06-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Peter Harwin</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-06-03</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
