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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
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Palliative Treatment

Docetaxel and Sirolimus in Patients With Advanced Malignancies

Phase 1
Completed
Conditions
Advanced Cancer
Interventions
First Posted Date
2010-01-22
Last Posted Date
2015-10-07
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
103
Registration Number
NCT01054313
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

Carboplatin, Everolimus, and Prednisone in Treating Patients With Metastatic Prostate Cancer That Progressed After Docetaxel

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Drug: carboplatin
Drug: RAD 001
Drug: prednisone
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Other: pharmacological study
First Posted Date
2010-01-18
Last Posted Date
2020-12-01
Lead Sponsor
Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute
Target Recruit Count
26
Registration Number
NCT01051570
Locations
🇺🇸

Weisberg Cancer Treatment Center, Farmington Hills, Michigan, United States

🇺🇸

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

🇺🇸

Northshore University Health System, Evanston, Illinois, United States

and more 1 locations

Community Care for Croup (RCT)

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Croup
Interventions
First Posted Date
2010-01-05
Last Posted Date
2014-09-15
Lead Sponsor
Washington University School of Medicine
Target Recruit Count
87
Registration Number
NCT01042145
Locations
🇺🇸

Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Study of the Combination of VELCADE, Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone or Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, Vincristine, and Prednisone in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Non-Germinal Center B-Cell Subtype of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2009-12-30
Last Posted Date
2014-01-13
Lead Sponsor
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Target Recruit Count
164
Registration Number
NCT01040871
Locations
🇧🇪

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent - UZ GENT, Hematologie, 9K12IE 9de verdiep- polikliniek Hematologie, Gent, Belgium

A Pharmacokinetic Study of CellCept (Mycophenolate Mofetil) Versus Mycophenolate Sodium in Kidney Transplant Patients

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Kidney Transplantation
Interventions
First Posted Date
2009-12-17
Last Posted Date
2015-08-27
Lead Sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
Target Recruit Count
23
Registration Number
NCT01033864

Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Young Patients With Newly Diagnosed Hodgkin Lymphoma

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Childhood Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stage III Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma
Stage IV Childhood Hodgkin Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2009-12-04
Last Posted Date
2022-04-28
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
166
Registration Number
NCT01026220
Locations
🇺🇸

Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

🇺🇸

Johns Hopkins University/Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

🇺🇸

Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio, United States

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Abiraterone Prednisone and Hormonal Therapy Before and During Radiation Therapy in Localized Prostate Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Adenocarcinoma of the Prostate
Stage III Prostate Cancer
Stage II Prostate Cancer
Stage IV Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Drug: abiraterone acetate
Drug: prednisone
Drug: leuprolide acetate
Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Radiation: external beam radiation therapy
Drug: goserelin acetate
First Posted Date
2009-12-02
Last Posted Date
2017-06-06
Lead Sponsor
University of Washington
Target Recruit Count
24
Registration Number
NCT01023061
Locations
🇺🇸

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center/University of Washington Cancer Consortium, Seattle, Washington, United States

🇺🇸

MultiCare Regional Cancer Center - Tacoma, Tacoma, Washington, United States

A Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Abiraterone Acetate Plus Prednisone With Dextromethorphan and Theophylline in Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer

First Posted Date
2009-11-23
Last Posted Date
2013-04-12
Lead Sponsor
Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Target Recruit Count
34
Registration Number
NCT01017939
Locations
🇺🇸

START - South Texas Accelerated Research Therapeutics, LLC, San Antonio, Texas, United States

🇺🇸

Tower Cancer Research Foundation, Beverly Hills, California, United States

🇨🇦

BC Cancer Agency, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Study With Rituximab, Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin Liposomal (Myocet®), Vincristine, Prednisone, (R-COMP) to Treat Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Phase 2
Conditions
Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Interventions
First Posted Date
2009-11-09
Last Posted Date
2011-10-13
Lead Sponsor
Fondazione Italiana Linfomi - ETS
Target Recruit Count
50
Registration Number
NCT01009970
Locations
🇮🇹

Ospedale Sant'Eugenio, Roma, Italy

🇮🇹

Ospedale Riuniti, Trieste, Italy

🇮🇹

Ospedale SS Antonio Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy

and more 29 locations

Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Adult Patients With Newly Diagnosed Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Phase 2
Conditions
Leukemia
First Posted Date
2009-11-01
Last Posted Date
2014-01-10
Lead Sponsor
Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
180
Registration Number
NCT01005758
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