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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

Sequential Therapy (FK506 + Monoclonal Anti-IL2R Antibodies + MMF) Versus FK506 With Steroids in Liver TX

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Liver Transplantation
Interventions
First Posted Date
2008-06-09
Last Posted Date
2014-08-26
Lead Sponsor
Astellas Pharma Inc
Target Recruit Count
94
Registration Number
NCT00693524

Combination Chemotherapy and Rituximab in Treating Patients With Primary Mediastinal Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Not Applicable
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: rituximab
Biological: filgrastim
Biological: bleomycin sulfate
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: prednisolone
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Drug: etoposide phosphate
Drug: methotrexate
Drug: cytarabine
Drug: ifosfamide
Drug: prednisone
Drug: vindesine
First Posted Date
2008-06-04
Last Posted Date
2009-07-08
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Target Recruit Count
120
Registration Number
NCT00689845
Locations
🇬🇧

Leeds Cancer Centre at St. James's University Hospital, Leeds, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Christie Hospital, Manchester, England, United Kingdom

🇬🇧

Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, England, United Kingdom

and more 5 locations

Combination Chemotherapy, Rituximab, and Yttrium Y 90 Ibritumomab Tiuxetan in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Large B-Cell Lymphoma

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Lymphoma
Interventions
Biological: rituximab
Drug: cyclophosphamide
Drug: doxorubicin hydrochloride
Drug: prednisone
Drug: vincristine sulfate
Radiation: yttrium Y 90 ibritumomab tiuxetan
First Posted Date
2008-06-04
Last Posted Date
2015-02-10
Lead Sponsor
Centre Antoine Lacassagne
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT00690560
Locations
🇫🇷

Centre Antoine Lacassagne, Nice, France

A Study of IMC-A12 or Ramucirumab Plus Mitoxantrone and Prednisone in Prostate Cancer

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Prostate Cancer
Interventions
Biological: IMC-A12
Drug: Mitoxantrone
Drug: Prednisone
Biological: IMC-1121B (ramucirumab)
First Posted Date
2008-05-23
Last Posted Date
2014-10-16
Lead Sponsor
Eli Lilly and Company
Target Recruit Count
138
Registration Number
NCT00683475
Locations
🇺🇸

ImClone Investigational Site, Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Sunitinib Plus Prednisone In Patients With Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer After Failure Of Docetaxel Chemotherapy

Phase 3
Terminated
Conditions
Prostatic Neoplasms
Interventions
First Posted Date
2008-05-13
Last Posted Date
2013-03-08
Lead Sponsor
Pfizer
Target Recruit Count
873
Registration Number
NCT00676650
Locations
🇬🇧

Pfizer Investigational Site, Swansea, United Kingdom

Calaspargase Pegol or Pegaspargase and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Younger Patients With Newly Diagnosed High-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Adult B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Childhood B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Interventions
Drug: Calaspargase Pegol-mknl
Drug: Cyclophosphamide
Drug: Cytarabine
Drug: Daunorubicin Hydrochloride
Drug: Dexamethasone
Drug: Doxorubicin Hydrochloride
Other: Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
Drug: Mercaptopurine
Drug: Methotrexate
Drug: Pegaspargase
Other: Pharmacological Study
Drug: Prednisone
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
Drug: Thioguanine
Drug: Vincristine Sulfate
First Posted Date
2008-05-02
Last Posted Date
2021-04-27
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
166
Registration Number
NCT00671034
Locations
🇺🇸

Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

🇺🇸

University of Connecticut, Farmington, Connecticut, United States

🇺🇸

University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

and more 24 locations

Lenalidomide, Rituximab, and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Newly Diagnosed Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Diffuse Large Cell or Follicular B-Cell Lymphoma

Phase 1
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Lymphoma
First Posted Date
2008-05-01
Last Posted Date
2024-08-29
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Target Recruit Count
138
Registration Number
NCT00670358
Locations
🇺🇸

Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

🇺🇸

Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

🇺🇸

Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Effectiveness of Oral Prednisone in Improving Physical Functioning and Decreasing Pain in People With Sciatica

Phase 2
Completed
Conditions
Sciatica
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Drug: Prednisone
First Posted Date
2008-04-29
Last Posted Date
2015-04-28
Lead Sponsor
Kaiser Permanente
Target Recruit Count
269
Registration Number
NCT00668434
Locations
🇺🇸

Kaiser Permanente, Roseville, California, United States

🇺🇸

Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Redwood City, Redwood City, California, United States

🇺🇸

Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Jose, San Jose, California, United States

Prednisone or Dexamethasone in Newly Diagnosed, Previously Untreated Primary Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Nonneoplastic Condition
Interventions
Drug: dexamethasone
Drug: prednisone
Procedure: quality-of-life assessment
First Posted Date
2008-04-14
Last Posted Date
2017-02-20
Lead Sponsor
Gruppo Italiano Malattie EMatologiche dell'Adulto
Target Recruit Count
150
Registration Number
NCT00657410
Locations
🇮🇹

S.O.C. di Ematologia - Azienda Ospedaliera - SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo, Alessandria, Italy

🇮🇹

USL 8 - Ospedale S.Donato, Arezzo, Italy

🇮🇹

UO Ematologia con trapianto- AOU Policlinico Consorziale di Bari, Bari, Italy

and more 39 locations

Aprepitant's Effect on Drug Metabolism in Multi-Day Combination (CHOP/R-CHOP) Chemotherapy Regimen in Lymphoma Patients

First Posted Date
2008-04-03
Last Posted Date
2013-07-02
Lead Sponsor
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Target Recruit Count
23
Registration Number
NCT00651755
Locations
🇺🇸

UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, United States

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