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Calcineurin inhibitor

20d
Optimizing Treatment, Minimizing Risk: Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in Hematological Malignancies. (PubMed, Mediterr J Hematol Infect Dis)
Routine TDM was most frequently used for classical agents (methotrexate, cyclosporin A), antifungals, and antibiotics, but substantial interest was reported for targeted therapies, including BCL-2 inhibitors, BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors, FLT3 inhibitors, and Bruton tyrosine kinase inhibitors. While firmly established for classical agents and anti-infectives, clinicians express growing interest in extending TDM to targeted therapies. Optimizing turnaround times, expanding assay availability, and integrating pharmacokinetics-informed dosing into clinical trials may further clarify the role of TDM within precision medicine approaches in hematology.
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FLT3 (Fms-related tyrosine kinase 3) • ABL1 (ABL proto-oncogene 1) • BCR (BCR Activator Of RhoGEF And GTPase)
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methotrexate • cyclosporin A microemulsion
20d
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplantation Using a Myeloablative Preparative Regimen for Hematological Diseases (clinicaltrials.gov)
P=N/A, N=200, Recruiting, Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota | Trial completion date: Feb 2027 --> Feb 2028 | Trial primary completion date: Feb 2026 --> Feb 2027
Trial completion date • Trial primary completion date
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KMT2A (Lysine Methyltransferase 2A) • IKZF1 (IKAROS Family Zinc Finger 1)
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MLL rearrangement
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cyclophosphamide • fludarabine IV • cyclosporin A microemulsion
22d
Severe aplastic anemia concurrent with lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenström's macroglobulinemia: A case report. (PubMed, Intern Med)
Treatment prioritized AA with cyclosporine and eltrombopag. Subsequently, the LPL/WM was treated with rituximab monotherapy...Although AA is a diagnosis of exclusion, its coexistence with lymphoma is rare. This case highlights the diagnostic and therapeutic complexity of AA and LPL/WM overlap and suggests that prioritizing the treatment of AA may lead to better outcomes.
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MYD88 (MYD88 Innate Immune Signal Transduction Adaptor)
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Rituxan (rituximab) • Promacta (eltrombopag) • cyclosporine
25d
Immunosuppressive Drugs and Gut Microbiome: Pharmacokinetic- and Microbiome Diversity Effects (2023-510486-10-00)
P4, N=100, Recruiting, Oslo University Hospital HF | Not yet recruiting --> Recruiting
Enrollment open
25d
GenIS-BID: Immunosuppressive drug bioequivalence in kidney transplant recipients Prograf and CellCept (2025-521800-22-00)
P4, N=27, Completed, Oslo University Hospital HF | Not yet recruiting --> Completed
Trial completion
27d
Exploring the therapeutic targets and molecular mechanisms of pimecrolimus in the treatment of oral lichen planus based on network pharmacology, machine learning, and molecular docking (PubMed, Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi)
PPI and machine learning identified key targets including matrix metallopeptidase 2 (MMP2), mechanistic target of rapamycin (MTOR), and erb-b2 receptor tyrosine kinase 2 (ERBB2). Molecular docking demonstrated that pimecrolimus had good binding activity with all the above targets, with binding energies all lower than -5 kcal/mol. This study systematically demonstrates that pimecrolimus may interfere with OLP progression by synergistically regulating key targets such as MMP2 (acting on erosive OLP), MTOR (acting on erosive OLP), and ERBB2 (acting on non-erosive OLP), and inhibiting the activity of inflammatory pathways including PI3K-Akt, TNF, and NF-κB.
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HER-2 (Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) • mTOR (Mechanistic target of rapamycin kinase) • TNFA (Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha) • MMP2 (Matrix metallopeptidase 2) • TYK2 (Tyrosine Kinase 2)
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HER-2 expression
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sirolimus
1m
Sustained Drug-Drug Interaction Between Cyclosporine and Apalutamide in a Patient With Metastatic Hormone-Sensitive Prostate Cancer: A Case Report and Evaluation of CYP3A4 Induction via Pregnane X Receptor Activation by Apalutamide. (PubMed, Case Rep Oncol Med)
A 75-year-old man with mHSPC was treated with Apa and leuprorelin. Apa induced CYP3A4 via the PXR pathway, leading to a sustained DDI with CsA. Careful monitoring is necessary when Apa is coadministered with CYP3A4 substrates.
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CYP3A4 (Cytochrome P450, family 3, subfamily A, polypeptide 4)
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apalutamide • cyclosporine • leuprolide acetate for depot suspension
1m
BRUNO-PIC: Utilising Genotype Informed Bayesian Dosing of Tacrolimus in Children Post Solid Organ Transplantation. (clinicaltrials.gov)
P4, N=45, Recruiting, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute | Phase classification: P2 --> P4
Phase classification