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Prednisone

Generic Name
Prednisone
Brand Names
Deltasone, Rayos, Winpred
Drug Type
Small Molecule
Chemical Formula
C21H26O5
CAS Number
53-03-2
Unique Ingredient Identifier
VB0R961HZT
Background

A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from cortisone. It is biologically inert and converted to prednisolone in the liver.

Prednisone was granted FDA approval on 21 February 1955.

Indication

Prednisone is indicated as an anti-inflammatory or immunosuppressive drug for allergic, dermatologic, gastrointestinal, hematologic, ophthalmologic, nervous system, renal, respiratory, rheumatologic, infectious, endocrine, or neoplastic conditions as well as in organ transplant.

Associated Conditions
Acne Vulgaris, Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Acute Gouty Arthritis, Acute Leukemia, Aggressive Lymphoma, Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis, Allergic Conjunctivitis (AC), Allergic Rhinitis (AR), Allergic corneal marginal ulcers, Alveolitis, Extrinsic Allergic, Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), Aspiration Pneumonitis, Asthma, Atopic Dermatitis, Autoimmune Hepatitis, Bell's Palsy, Berylliosis, Bullous dermatitis herpetiformis, Chorioretinitis, Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH), Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia, Contact Dermatitis, Disseminated tuberculosis, Drug hypersensitivity reaction, Edema of the cerebrum, Epicondylitis, Erythroblastopenia, Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Hypercalcemia of Malignancy, Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF), Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP), Iridocyclitis, Iritis, Keratitis, Leukemias, Loeffler's syndrome, Lymphoma, Meningitis caused by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer (mCRPC), Mycosis Fungoides (MF), Ocular Inflammation, Ophthalmia, Sympathetic, Optic Neuritis, Pain caused by Herpes zoster, Pemphigus, Pericarditis, Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia, Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), Polymyositis, Posterior Uveitis, Primary adrenocortical insufficiency, Psoriatic Arthritis, Pure Red Cell Aplasia, Regional Enteritis, Relapsing Polychondritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Juvenile, Secondary adrenocortical insufficiency, Secondary thrombocytopenia, Serum Sickness, Severe Seborrheic Dermatitis, Sjogren's Syndrome (SS), Solid Organ Transplant Rejection, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Takayasu Arteritis, Thyroid Eye Disease, Thyroiditis, Thyrotoxicosis, Trichinosis, Ulcerative Colitis, Uveitis, Vasculitis, Acquired immune hemolytic anemia, Acute Bursitis, Acute Crohn's Disease (CD), Acute Multiple sclerosis exacerbation, Acute rheumatic carditis, Anterior eye segment inflammation, Exfoliative erythroderma, Fulminating Tuberculosis, Idiopathic Bronchiolitis obliterans with organizing pneumonia, Idiopathic eosinophilic pneumonias, Non-suppurative Thyroiditis, Severe Psoriasis, Subacute Bursitis, Symptomatic Sarcoidosis, Synovitis of osteoarthritis, Systemic Dermatomyositis, Varicella-zoster virus acute retinal necrosis
Associated Therapies
Palliative Treatment

Once-daily Regimen With Envarsus® to Optimize Immunosuppression Management and Outcomes in Kidney Transplant Recipients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Immunosuppression
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-11-03
Last Posted Date
2019-12-24
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Target Recruit Count
40
Registration Number
NCT02954198
Locations
🇺🇸

Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Decitabine Plus R-CHOP in Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2016-11-01
Last Posted Date
2020-03-11
Lead Sponsor
Ruijin Hospital
Target Recruit Count
58
Registration Number
NCT02951728
Locations
🇨🇳

Shanghai Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China

Androgen Receptor Antagonist ARN-509 With or Without Abiraterone Acetate, Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Analog, and Prednisone in Treating Patients With High-Risk Prostate Cancer Undergoing Surgery

Phase 2
Recruiting
Conditions
Stage II Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Stage III Prostate Adenocarcinoma
Interventions
Drug: Abiraterone Acetate
Drug: Androgen Receptor Antagonist ARN-509
Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
Biological: Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Analog
Drug: Prednisone
Other: Questionnaire Administration
Procedure: Radical Prostatectomy
First Posted Date
2016-10-31
Last Posted Date
2023-09-26
Lead Sponsor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Target Recruit Count
90
Registration Number
NCT02949284
Locations
🇺🇸

Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

🇺🇸

Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Bleselumab in Preventing the Recurrence of Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis in de Novo Kidney Transplant Recipients

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Transplantation
Primary Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-10-03
Last Posted Date
2024-12-04
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Global Development, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
67
Registration Number
NCT02921789
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Miami, Miami, Florida, United States

🇺🇸

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, United States

🇺🇸

Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

and more 20 locations

Endovenous Corticosteroid Pulses in Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Ulcerative Colitis
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-10-03
Last Posted Date
2023-02-23
Lead Sponsor
Grupo Espanol de Trabajo en Enfermedad de Crohn y Colitis Ulcerosa
Target Recruit Count
75
Registration Number
NCT02921555
Locations
🇪🇸

Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Astúrias, Spain

🇪🇸

Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain

🇪🇸

Hospital de Galdakao, Galdakao, Bilbao, Spain

and more 26 locations

PEG-ASP+Gemoxd vs. PEG-ASP+CHOP as First-line Chemotherapy to Treatment NK/T-cell Lymphoma With Early Stage

First Posted Date
2016-09-29
Last Posted Date
2020-01-28
Lead Sponsor
Hunan Cancer Hospital
Target Recruit Count
100
Registration Number
NCT02918747
Locations
🇨🇳

Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, Hunan, China

Therapy of Adults Affected by Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura With Dexamethasone

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Croticosteroid Therapy
ITP
Interventions
Drug: High dose Dexamethasone pulses
Drug: Prednisone
First Posted Date
2016-09-26
Last Posted Date
2017-09-18
Lead Sponsor
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Target Recruit Count
36
Registration Number
NCT02914054
Locations
🇮🇷

IUMS, Isfahan, Iran, Islamic Republic of

Phase I Trial of Apalutamide Plus Abiraterone Acetate, Docetaxel, and Prednisone in Patients With mCRPC

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Prostate Cancer Metastatic
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-09-23
Last Posted Date
2024-06-27
Lead Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Target Recruit Count
16
Registration Number
NCT02913196
Locations
🇺🇸

Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York, United States

🇺🇸

GU Research Network/Urology Cancer Center, Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Lenalidomide Combined With Modified DA-EPOCH and Rituximab (EPOCH-R2) in Primary Effusion Lymphoma or KSHV-associated Large Cell Lymphoma

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Primary Effusion Lymphoma
B-Cell Neoplasm
Interventions
First Posted Date
2016-09-22
Last Posted Date
2024-10-18
Lead Sponsor
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Target Recruit Count
12
Registration Number
NCT02911142
Locations
🇺🇸

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland, United States

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