Purinethol

Ulcerative Colitis, Hepatitis, Autoimmune, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia + 3 more

Treatment

2 FDA approvals

20 Active Studies for Purinethol

What is Purinethol

Mercaptopurine

The Generic name of this drug

Treatment Summary

Methotrexate is a medication used to fight cancer and suppress the immune system. It works by blocking the body's ability to produce certain molecules needed for cell growth. Methotrexate is usually used in combination with other drugs to treat or keep leukemia in remission.

Mercaptopurine

is the brand name

Purinethol Overview & Background

Brand Name

Generic Name

First FDA Approval

How many FDA approvals?

Mercaptopurine

Mercaptopurine

2004

12

Approved as Treatment by the FDA

Mercaptopurine, otherwise known as Mercaptopurine, is approved by the FDA for 2 uses such as Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia .

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)

Used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in combination with null

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Used to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) in combination with null

Effectiveness

How Purinethol Affects Patients

Mercaptopurine is a type of drug used to treat leukemias in humans. It works by blocking the production of nucleic acids, which are essential for the growth and development of cells. The exact way it causes cell death is not known.

How Purinethol works in the body

Mercaptopurine interferes with the body's natural production of purine ribonucleotides, which are necessary for cell growth and reproduction. It works by blocking certain enzymes responsible for the synthesis of these molecules. It is also converted to a compound called 6-methylthioinosinate which blocks yet another enzyme involved in the synthesis of purine ribonucleotides. Mercaptopurine can also be found in the form of deoxythioguanosine within DNA, as well as in the form of 6-thioguanine, which is a nucleotide derivative. All of these effects work

When to interrupt dosage

The suggested dosage of Purinethol relies upon the diagnosed situation, including Crohn's Disease, Autoimmune Hepatitis and Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. The variety of dosage depends on the method of delivery (e.g. Suspension or Tablet - Oral) noted in the table beneath.

Condition

Dosage

Administration

Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

50.0 mg, , 20.0 mg/mL, 10.0 mg

Tablet, Oral, , Tablet - Oral, Suspension - Oral, Suspension

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

50.0 mg, , 20.0 mg/mL, 10.0 mg

Tablet, Oral, , Tablet - Oral, Suspension - Oral, Suspension

Lymphoma

50.0 mg, , 20.0 mg/mL, 10.0 mg

Tablet, Oral, , Tablet - Oral, Suspension - Oral, Suspension

Crohn's Disease

50.0 mg, , 20.0 mg/mL, 10.0 mg

Tablet, Oral, , Tablet - Oral, Suspension - Oral, Suspension

Hepatitis, Autoimmune

50.0 mg, , 20.0 mg/mL, 10.0 mg

Tablet, Oral, , Tablet - Oral, Suspension - Oral, Suspension

Ulcerative Colitis

50.0 mg, , 20.0 mg/mL, 10.0 mg

Tablet, Oral, , Tablet - Oral, Suspension - Oral, Suspension

Warnings

Purinethol has one contraindication and should not be employed in unison with the ailments specified in the following table.

Purinethol Contraindications

Condition

Risk Level

Notes

prior drug resistance

Do Not Combine

There are 20 known major drug interactions with Purinethol.

Common Purinethol Drug Interactions

Drug Name

Risk Level

Description

2-Methoxyethanol

Major

The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Mercaptopurine is combined with 2-Methoxyethanol.

9-(N-methyl-L-isoleucine)-cyclosporin A

Major

The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Mercaptopurine is combined with 9-(N-methyl-L-isoleucine)-cyclosporin A.

Abatacept

Major

The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Mercaptopurine is combined with Abatacept.

Abetimus

Major

The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Mercaptopurine is combined with Abetimus.

Acteoside

Major

The risk or severity of adverse effects can be increased when Mercaptopurine is combined with Acteoside.

Purinethol Toxicity & Overdose Risk

Signs of overdosing on mercaptopurine can be immediate, such as a loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea; or delayed, such as reduced bone marrow function, liver problems, and stomach inflammation. The toxic dose of mercaptopurine in mice has been found to be 480mg/kg and 425mg/kg in rats.

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Purinethol Novel Uses: Which Conditions Have a Clinical Trial Featuring Purinethol?

Currently, 289 active clinical trials are assessing the potential of Purinethol to provide relief from Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, Lymphoma and Autoimmune Hepatitis.

Condition

Clinical Trials

Trial Phases

Lymphoma

21 Actively Recruiting

Phase 2, Not Applicable, Phase 1, Phase 3, Phase 4

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

120 Actively Recruiting

Phase 1, Phase 2, Phase 3, Not Applicable, Early Phase 1, Phase 4

Ulcerative Colitis

14 Actively Recruiting

Phase 3, Phase 2, Not Applicable, Phase 4, Phase 1

Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia

0 Actively Recruiting

Hepatitis, Autoimmune

0 Actively Recruiting

Crohn's Disease

54 Actively Recruiting

Phase 1, Phase 2, Not Applicable, Phase 3, Phase 4, Early Phase 1

Purinethol Reviews: What are patients saying about Purinethol?

5

Patient Review

6/5/2009

Purinethol for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This treatment has been working well for me and I'm able to lead a normal life. I don't know what the future holds, but for now this is the best option for me. I've been told that it can make people more aggressive, and I have noticed that myself, especially with family members. But I'm hoping that over time this will change.

5

Patient Review

6/20/2014

Purinethol for Crohn's Disease

I was taking this medication for Crohn's disease, and it effectively stopped my uveitis attacks. However, I recently ran out of the medication and started having uveitis attacks again. I urge the manufacturers to bring this back to the market!

5

Patient Review

6/8/2009

Purinethol for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This medication has been a godsend for my colitis. I was diagnosed three years ago and have tried other treatments off-and-on since then, but this is the first one that has really worked for me consistently. I'm feeling normal again, finally!

4.7

Patient Review

4/5/2012

Purinethol for Crohn's Disease

I am taking 50mg of purinethol per day also 25mg prednisolne. I sometimes experience dizziness, hot flushes, and an irregular heartbeat.

3.7

Patient Review

10/29/2013

Purinethol for Ulcerated Colon

I've been on this medication for eight years now, and I recently came across some reviews discussing the side effects of it with regards to pregnancy. Does anyone know if there are still risks even if I stop taking the medication during pregnancy?

3

Patient Review

12/30/2013

Purinethol for Crohn's Disease

After taking this drug for a long time, I developed scar tissue in my lungs. My hearing has also gotten worse, and it's possible that this is from the chemotherapy.

3

Patient Review

2/4/2011

Purinethol for Osteoporosis

This drug is great. It really helped me out.

3

Patient Review

2/1/2011

Purinethol for Osteoporosis

This drug is great. It really helped me out.

3

Patient Review

2/1/2011

Purinethol for Osteoporosis

This drug is great. It really helped me out.

2.7

Patient Review

8/20/2010

Purinethol for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

I was hospitalized with a fever of 103 after only two weeks on this medication for Crohn's. I developed pancreatitis as a result of the fever, so please be cautious if you experience any similar symptoms while taking this drug.

1

Patient Review

9/17/2009

Purinethol for Inflammatory Bowel Disease

I'm allergic to sulfasalazine, and Colazol/Asacol didn't help my UC at all. I tried Purinethol next, and had a massive allergic reaction including a 106 fever, pain in my spine and joints, hives, and spots on my tongue. Several doctors couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I stopped taking the drug and went into remission after starting nicotine therapy.

1

Patient Review

2/6/2012

Purinethol for Crohn's Disease

Unfortunately, this caused pancreatitis in me. I experienced the most pain I've ever been in and had to stay in the hospital for a week while they tried to figure out what was wrong. My temperature was 103, my heart rate was rapid, and I was severely dehydrated.
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Patient Q&A Section about purinethol

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What are the side effects of purinethol?

"Feeling sick to your stomach, throwing up, having watery stool, not feeling hungry, itchiness, or a skin rash are all signs that something might be wrong. If your skin also starts to look darker, that could be a sign of a problem, too."

Answered by AI

What type of medication is purinethol?

"Purinethol is a prescription medication that is used to help relieve symptoms of acute lymphatic leukemia. It can be used by itself or in combination with other drugs. Purinethol works by belongs to a class of drugs that help to prevent the growth of cancer cells and modulate the immune system."

Answered by AI

What is purinethol used for?

"This medication is used to treat a certain type of cancer (acute lymphocytic leukemia). It is a chemotherapy drug that works by slowing or stopping the amount of cancer cells"

Answered by AI

Is purinethol a chemotherapy drug?

"Purinethol is an anti-cancer chemotherapy drug that is classified as an "antimetabolite.""

Answered by AI

Clinical Trials for Purinethol

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Vancomycin for Ulcerative Colitis

18+
All Sexes
Hamilton, Canada

This clinical trial tests if oral vancomycin can safely treat active ulcerative colitis (UC) in adults who also have primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), a liver condition. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can oral vancomycin improve UC symptoms as measured by Mayo score at 4 weeks? * Is oral vancomycin safe and tolerable in this patient group? Participants will be compared to see if vancomycin works better than placebo. Participants will: * Take oral vancomycin (250 mg twice daily) or identical placebo capsules for 4 weeks * Have the option for 4 more weeks of open-label vancomycin after the blinded phase * Attend clinic visits at baseline, week 4, and follow-up for Mayo scoring, endoscopy, blood/stool tests, and safety checks * Track treatment adherence and side effects The study primarily assesses if the trial can recruit 14 participants, retain them, achieve good adherence, and follow protocol procedures (feasibility). Secondary goals include safety (adverse events) and early signs of benefit in UC activity, liver tests, and gut bacteria balance. This pilot will guide larger future studies.

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

McMaster Children's Hospital - Digestive Diseases Clinic

Neeraj Narula, MD

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CD22 CAR T-cells for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

3 - 65
All Sexes
Bethesda, MD

Background: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a type of blood cancer. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) therapy involves taking immune cells (T cells) from a person and modifying them to better target cancer cells. CAR T-cell therapy that targets a marker called CD19 has been show to can cure ALL in many children and adults. But in about 50% of patients, the ALL comes back within a year. Researchers want to find out if a second treatment with CAR T-cell therapy that targets a different marker, CD22, can keep the cancer away longer. Objective: To see if CD22 CAR T-cell therapy can keep ALL away longer. Eligibility: People aged 3 to 65 years who have no signs of cancer after CD19 CAR T-cell treatment for ALL. Design: Participants will be screened. They will have imaging scans and tests of their heart function. A sample of tissue (biopsy) will be collected from their bone marrow. They will have a fluid sample collected from the area around their spinal cord. Participants will undergo collection of their white blood cells (T cells) during a procedure called leukapheresis. Blood will be taken from their body through a vein. The blood will pass through a machine that separates out the T cells. The remaining blood will be returned to the body through a different vein. The cells will be altered in a lab to create CD22 CAR T-cell therapy. Participants will take drugs over 4 consecutive days to prepare their body for the CAR T-cell therapy; then they will receive their modified T cells through a tube inserted into a vein. Some people may need to stay in the hospital during treatment. Participants will have follow-up visits for 2 years.

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Sara K Silbert, M.D.

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Ustekinumab for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

18+
All Sexes
Montreal, Canada

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether disease remission can be maintained when biologic therapy is reduced in patients with Crohn"s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) taking ustekinumab (UST). The main question it aims to answer is: Can we de-escalate UST subcutaneous dose either from every 4 weeks (Q4) to every 8 weeks (Q8) or every 8 weeks (Q8) to every 12 weeks (Q12) in CD or UC patients in deep remission without loosing their response? Researchers will follow UST blood levels, inflammation markers and intestinal mucosa integrity and to see if UST dose can be reduced while maintaining clinical remission. Participants will: Change UST dosing from Q4 to Q8 or from Q8 to Q12. Visit the clinic once every 12 weeks for checkups and tests.

Phase 4
Recruiting

MUHC - Montreal General Hospital

Janssen Inc.

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DLI-X for Leukemia

Any Age
All Sexes
Tucson, AZ

The primary objective of this proposal is to conduct the first-in-human randomized clinical trial evaluating prophylactic DLI-X (pro-DLI-X) for relapse prevention following matched sibling donor (MSD) or haploidentical (haplo) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) in patients with hematologic malignancies. Additionally, the study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of therapeutic DLI-X (t-DLI-X) compared to t-DLI alone in patients with minimal residual disease (MRD+) or overt relapse post-alloHCT. For patients with CD19-positive lymphoid malignancies, the study will incorporate blinatumomab, while those with myeloid or CD19-negative lymphoid malignancies will receive t-DLI-X or t-DLI alone. We hypothesize that both pro-DLI-X and t-DLI-X, with or without blinatumomab, will demonstrate safety and superior efficacy by enhancing graft-versus-leukemia (GvL) effects mediated by natural killer (NK) cells, γδ T cells, and CD8+ T cells, while maintaining manageable and treatment-responsive graft-versus-host disease (GvHD).

Phase 1
Waitlist Available

The University of Arizona Cancer Center

Emmanuel Katsanis, MD

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Tirzepatide + Resistance Exercise for Obesity in ALL Survivors

18+
All Sexes
Memphis, TN

This is a 28-week, single-arm, open-label phase II clinical trial evaluating the combination of Tirzepatide and remote, supervised, tailored resistance exercise training to achieve weight loss in adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) living with obesity or overweight with comorbidity. Primary Objective(s): • To evaluate the effectiveness for weight loss of the combined intervention using once weekly Tirzepatide plus remote, supervised, tailored resistance exercise (three sessions per week) in adult survivors of childhood ALL with obesity or overweight (BMI ≥27 kg/m2) with ≥1 weight-related comorbidity (hypertension, dyslipidemia, obstructive sleep apnea, or cardiovascular disease). The effectiveness will be estimated as the proportion of evaluable participants who achieve at least 5% weight loss from baseline to week 28. The study will target a proportion of participants achieving 5% weight loss of 70% and consider fewer than 40% achieving 5% weight loss as unacceptable. Secondary Objective(s): * Estimate the proportion of participants who adhere to the 28-week combined intervention. Adherence to Tirzepatide will be defined as receiving at least 70% of prescribed doses. Adherence to resistance exercise will be defined as attending at least 50% of prescribed exercise sessions. Adherence to the combined intervention will be considered if participants complete the study and meet both the Tirzepatide and exercise adherence endpoint. The adherence to each component of the intervention will also be reported. * Estimate the average percentage weight loss from week 0 to 28 for participants completing the combined 28-week intervention. The study will target a mean weight reduction of 10% and consider \<5% unacceptable.

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Stephanie B Dixon, MD, MPH

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N-Acetylglucosamine for Crohn's Disease

13 - 80
All Sexes
Baltimore, MD

This study is a clinical trial of oral N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). This study includes two study groups divided by gene variation in a transporter protein that regulates manganese levels. This genetic variant increases the risk of Crohn's disease (especially involving the ileum) and is carried by approximately 10% of individuals with Crohn's disease. This genetic variant lowers manganese levels, and manganese is important in a cellular process called glycosylation, therefore, glycosylation is changed. Glycosylation in the gut controls the barrier function, interactions with the bugs in the gut, and immune function - all important in Crohn's disease. In this study, the investigators will test if this problem with glycosylation can be targeted by giving GlcNAc. GlcNAc is a key ingredient for glycosylation, and it is currently marketed as a dietary supplement in the United States.

Phase 2
Waitlist Available

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Joanna Melia, MD

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Duvakitug for Crohn's Disease

16 - 80
All Sexes
Coral Springs, FL

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, maintenance, Phase 3 study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of duvakitug in participants with moderately to severely active Crohn's Disease (CD). Study details include: The study duration may be up to 286 weeks including: * 40-week Pivotal Maintenance Sub-Study * 240-week Open-Label Extension (OLE) Sub-Study * 45-day Follow-Up visit Note: For the participants who do not enroll into OLE Sub-Study, the duration will be up to 46 weeks, including the 40-week maintenance period and a 45-day follow-up visit. The treatment duration may be up to 280 weeks including: * 40 weeks in the Pivotal Maintenance Sub-Study * 240 weeks in OLE Sub-Study The total number of on-site visits will be up to 43: - 21 visits in the Pivotal Maintenance Sub-Study - 22 visits in the OLE Sub-Study

Phase 3
Recruiting

Precision Clinical Research-Site Number: 8400059 (+2 Sites)

Sanofi

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Duvakitug for Crohn's Disease

16 - 80
All Sexes
Coral Springs, FL

This is a multinational, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, Phase 3 induction study, comprised of 3 sub-studies, to evaluate the efficacy and safety of duvakitug in participants with moderately to severely active CD. Study details include: The study duration may be up to 35 weeks with: * Up to 5-week Screening Period. * 12-week Sub-Study 1 (Single Arm Open-Label Feeder Induction) or Sub-Study 2 (Pivotal Induction). * 12-week Sub-Study 3 (Extended Induction for non-responders). * 6 weeks (45 days) follow-up period for participants who do not enroll into the Pivotal Maintenance Study (EFC18327). The treatment duration will be up to 12 weeks in each sub-study. The number of scheduled study visits for participants who continue to the Pivotal Maintenance Study (EFC18327) will be up to 8 (Sub-Study 1 and Sub-Study 2) and up to 15 for participants who enroll in Sub-Study 3.

Phase 3
Recruiting

Precision Clinical Research-Site Number: 8400059 (+30 Sites)

Sanofi

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