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

Therapeutic Approach in Colchicine-resistant Recurrent pEricarditis in Children

Phase 3
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Interventions
First Posted Date
2023-04-10
Last Posted Date
2023-04-10
Lead Sponsor
Istituto Giannina Gaslini
Target Recruit Count
48
Registration Number
NCT05805930

A Phase II Study of Glofitamab Plus Polatuzumab-R-CHP for Patients with High-risk Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma

First Posted Date
2023-04-05
Last Posted Date
2024-12-18
Lead Sponsor
Jennifer Crombie, MD
Target Recruit Count
41
Registration Number
NCT05800366
Locations
🇺🇸

University of Miami Sylvester Cancer Center, Miami, Florida, United States

🇺🇸

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

🇺🇸

Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

The Efficacy and Safety of Prednisone Combined With Huaiqihuang Granule for Primary Nephrotic Syndrome in Children

First Posted Date
2023-03-16
Last Posted Date
2024-06-21
Lead Sponsor
Jianhua Zhou
Target Recruit Count
402
Registration Number
NCT05772871
Locations
🇨🇳

Children's Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

🇨🇳

Anhui Children's Hospital, Hefei, Anhui, China

🇨🇳

Children's Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, Chongqing, China

and more 23 locations

A Study of Revumenib in Combination With Chemotherapy for Patients Diagnosed With Relapsed or Refractory Leukemia

First Posted Date
2023-03-09
Last Posted Date
2024-12-04
Lead Sponsor
Children's Oncology Group
Target Recruit Count
78
Registration Number
NCT05761171
Locations
🇺🇸

Kaiser Permanente Downey Medical Center, Downey, California, United States

🇺🇸

Renown Regional Medical Center, Reno, Nevada, United States

🇺🇸

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, United States

and more 62 locations

CJNJ-67652000 and Prednisone for Treatment of Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and SPOP Gene Mutations

First Posted Date
2023-01-18
Last Posted Date
2024-05-13
Lead Sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Target Recruit Count
30
Registration Number
NCT05689021
Locations
🇺🇸

Mayo Clinic in Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

🇺🇸

Mayo Clinic in Florida, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

🇺🇸

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Rochester, Minnesota, United States

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Long-term Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of Efgartigimod PH20 SC in Adult Participants with Bullous Pemphigoid

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Interventions
First Posted Date
2023-01-12
Last Posted Date
2024-10-11
Lead Sponsor
argenx
Target Recruit Count
160
Registration Number
NCT05681481
Locations
🇨🇳

The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China

🇨🇳

Ruijin Hospital Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China

🇺🇸

Medical Dermatology Specialists, Phoenix, Arizona, United States

and more 37 locations

AC-CHOP Versus CHOP in Patients With Previously Untreated PTCL-TFH

First Posted Date
2023-01-10
Last Posted Date
2023-01-10
Lead Sponsor
Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital
Target Recruit Count
200
Registration Number
NCT05678933
Locations
🇨🇳

Tianjin Medical University Cancer Insititute & Hospital, Tianjin, Tianjin, China

A Study of Brentuximab Vedotin in Combination With Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin (Hydroxydaunorubicin), Prednisone (CHP) in Chinese Participants With CD30-Positive (CD30+) Peripheral T-Cell Lymphomas (PTCL)

First Posted Date
2023-01-06
Last Posted Date
2024-02-16
Lead Sponsor
Takeda
Target Recruit Count
52
Registration Number
NCT05673785
Locations
🇨🇳

Beijing Cancer Hospital, Beijing, China

🇨🇳

Chongqing University Cancer Hospital, Chongqing, China

🇨🇳

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University school of medicine, Hangzhou, China

and more 13 locations
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