NDAORALTABLETPriority Review
Approved
Feb 1955
Lifecycle
LOE Approaching
Competitive Pressure
30/100
Clinical Trials
20
Data completeness
3/8 — Basic
Priority Review
METICORTEN (prednisone) by Merck & Co. is corticosteroid hormone receptor agonists [moa]. First approved in 1955.
Drug data last refreshed 5d ago
Mechanism of Action
Corticosteroid Hormone Receptor Agonists
Indications
Indication data is being enriched from DailyMed and FDA labeling. Check back soon for approved therapeutic uses.
Clinical Trials (20)
Etoposide, Prednisone, Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide, and Doxorubicin (DA-EPOCH) With or Without Rituximab Plus Recombinant Erwinia Asparaginase (JZP458) for the Treatment of Newly Diagnosed Ph Negative B-Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia or T Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Started May 2026
30 enrolled
B Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Philadelphia Chromosome NegativeT Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Epcoritamab With Dose Adjusted Etoposide, Cyclophosphamide, Vincristine, Doxorubicin, Prednisone and Rituximab (EPOCH-R) for the Treatment of Aggressive B-Cell Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Started Dec 2025
18 enrolled
B-Cell Non-Hodgkin LymphomaBurkitt LymphomaDiffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma, Not Otherwise Specified+6 more
Niraparib, Abiraterone Acetate and Prednisone for mHSPC With Deleterious Homologous Recombination Repair Alterations
Started Oct 2025
0Metastatic Hormone-sensitive Prostate Cancer (mHSPC)Deleterious HRR Gene MutationBRCA1 Gene Mutation+7 more
Race Impact on Efficacy of Niraparib Plus Abiraterone Acetate and Prednisone in Patients With Homologous Repair Deficient Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Started Apr 2025
0Prostate CancerCastrate Resistant Prostate CancerHomologous Recombination Deficiency
A Clinical Study of Zilovertamab Vedotin (MK-2140) Plus Rituximab Plus Cyclophosphamide, Doxorubicin, and Prednisone (R-CHP) Versus Polatuzumab Vedotin Plus R-CHP in People With Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (DLBCL) (MK-2140-011/waveLINE-011)
Started Apr 2025
594 enrolled
Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse
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Data Sources
- Drug label: DailyMed / FDA
- Clinical trials: ClinicalTrials.gov
- Patent data: FDA Orange Book
- Spending data: CMS Medicare
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