Drugs / Allopurinol
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Allopurinol

Small molecule targets XDH via inhibition

Developed for
gout · chronic kidney disease · hypertensive disorder · manic bipolar affective disorder · cardiovascular disorder · nephrolithiasis · congestive heart failure · impaired renal function disease
+54 more · obstructive sleep apnea syndrome · schizophrenia · type 2 diabetes mellitus · acute coronary syndrome · acute kidney injury · acute lymphoblastic leukemia · adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiency · adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency · adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia · brain hypoxia - ischemia · childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia · coronary artery disorder · cutaneous leishmaniasis · diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, 2 · diabetic autonomic neuropathy · diabetic kidney disease · diastolic heart failure · dilated cardiomyopathy · essential hypertension · fetal growth restriction · hand-foot syndrome · heart failure · IgA glomerulonephritis · inflammatory bowel disease · intermediate coronary syndrome · ischemic stroke · leishmaniasis · leukemia · lymphoma · metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease · metabolic syndrome X · resistant hypertension · schizoaffective disorder · small cell lung carcinoma · symptomatic heart failure · tumor lysis syndrome · ulcerative colitis · cirrhosis of liver · congenital heart disease · diabetes mellitus · disease related to solid organ transplantation · end stage renal failure · hepatic encephalopathy · infectious peritonitis · ischemic disease · kidney disorder · major depressive disorder · muscular atrophy · nephrolithiasis, calcium oxalate · peripheral arterial disease · prediabetes syndrome · renal osteodystrophy · type 1 diabetes mellitus · varicose disease
Investigated by
AstraZeneca · National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) · Ardea Biosciences, Inc. · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) · Arthrosi Therapeutics · Baylor University
+93 more · Parexel · The University of Texas at Arlington · Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation · Sanofi · Sheba Medical Center · Sun Yat-sen University · UMC Utrecht · University of Michigan · University of Missouri-Columbia · Washington University School of Medicine · Aalborg University Hospital · Aarhus University Hospital · Ain Shams University · Albert Einstein College of Medicine · Alessandro Doria · Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris · Atom Therapeutics Co., Ltd · BCDiabetes.Ca · Beni-Suef University · BioCryst Pharmaceuticals · Brigham and Women's Hospital · British Heart Foundation · Bronx Psychiatric Center · Cairo University · Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan · Emory University · Goethe University · Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command · Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) · Hillel Yaffe Medical Center · Hospices Civils de Lyon · Hospital Espirita de Porto Alegre · Hvidovre University Hospital · Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez · Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion · InventisBio Co., Ltd · Istanbul University · Johns Hopkins University · Joslin Diabetes Center · La Fe Health Research Institute · Landspitali University Hospital · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center · Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital · Mansoura University · Mayo Clinic · NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde · National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) · National University Hospital, Singapore · Northwestern University · Odense University Hospital · Open Medicine Institute · Sanglah General Hospital · Sant Pau Research Institute · Shifa Ul Mulk Memorial Hospital · Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins · Stanley Medical Research Institute · Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen · Stephen McSwiggan · Sydvestjysk Hospital Esbjerg · URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin · Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology · University of Alabama at Birmingham · University of Alberta · University of Athens · University of Calgary · University of California, San Francisco · University of Colorado, Denver · University of Copenhagen · University of Dundee · University of Glasgow · University of Minnesota · all 99 on the full record

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 2 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved EU (EMA) Duzallo — 2018-08-23 europa.eu ↗
Approved US (FDA) ZYLOPRIM — 1966-08-19 fda.gov ↗

Trials 79 · started per year

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PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 04 trials
Phase 0 NCT05360628 Nov 2021 → Feb 2022 — InventisBio Co., Ltd Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT04026776 Sep 2020 → Dec 2026 expected hypertensive disorder Wake Forest University Health Sciences Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT03076684 Mar 2017 → Dec 2018 — University of Missouri-Columbia Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 0 NCT02046694 Jan 2014 → Apr 2020 acute lymphoblastic leukemia Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 113 trials · 1 missed
Phase 1 NCT07367971 Jan → Jul 2026 overdue gout Atom Therapeutics Co., Ltd Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT05049863 Feb 2023 → Nov 2024 small cell lung carcinoma Washington University School of Medicine Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04550234 Apr → Jul 2021 chronic kidney disease AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04532918 Sep → Nov 2020 chronic kidney disease AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT04347005 Jan → Jul 2019 — Arthrosi Therapeutics Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03836599 Jan → Apr 2019 chronic kidney disease AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03680404 Oct 2018 → Feb 2020 vascular disorder The University of Texas at Arlington Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03680573 Jan → May 2018 cardiovascular disorder The University of Texas at Arlington Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT03680638 Sep 2016 → Oct 2017 cardiovascular disorder, isoproterenol-mediated vasodilatation The University of Texas at Arlington Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02700347 Feb → Apr 2016 tuberculosis National University Hospital, Singapore Completed Missed primary
Phase 1/24 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT06056570 Oct 2023 → Jun 2024 gout Urica Therapeutics Inc. Completed Mixed
Phase 1/2 NCT03506919 Jan → Apr 2018 — Shifa Ul Mulk Memorial Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00288171 Feb 2006 → Jan 2008 hypertensive disorder National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00281255 Jun 2003 → Jun 2013 congestive heart failure, dilated cardiomyopathy University of Pennsylvania Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 217 trials · 4 met primary · 2 missed
Phase 2 NCT05888233 Sep 2024 → Apr 2026 resistant hypertension, symptomatic heart failure VA Office of Research and Development Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05253833 Aug 2022 → Aug 2024 gout Arthrosi Therapeutics Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04327024 May 2020 → Apr 2022 diastolic heart failure AstraZeneca Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT04155918 Feb → Sep 2020 gout Arthrosi Therapeutics Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03776656 Oct 2019 → Jun 2022 adenylosuccinate lyase deficiency Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03990363 Jul 2019 → Nov 2021 chronic kidney disease AstraZeneca Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT03648996 Nov 2018 → Mar 2022 type 2 diabetes mellitus University of Missouri-Columbia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03022747 Jan 2017 → Dec 2018 childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia Vastra Gotaland Region Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02498652 Jul → Nov 2015 gout Ardea Biosciences, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02078219 Jan 2014 → Mar 2015 gout AstraZeneca Completed Met primary
Phase 2/31 trial
Phase 2/3 NCT02038179 Jul 2014 → Aug 2018 hypertensive disorder University of Alabama at Birmingham Completed Mixed
Phase 311 trials · 2 met primary · 4 missed
Phase 3 NCT04012294 Aug 2019 → Jul 2020 musculoskeletal system disorder Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia Ignacio Chavez Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT03101800 Dec 2016 → Nov 2019 ulcerative colitis Hvidovre University Hospital Unknown Met primary
Phase 3 NCT02017171 Feb 2014 → Jul 2019 coronary artery disorder, diabetic kidney disease Alessandro Doria Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT01987570 Apr 2012 → Jul 2016 — La Fe Health Research Institute Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02533648 Sep 2011 → Feb 2016 type 2 diabetes mellitus Hospices Civils de Lyon Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01320722 Mar 2011 → May 2015 hypertensive disorder, impaired renal function disease, obesity disorder Brigham and Women's Hospital Completed Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT01092221 May 2010 → Apr 2011 manic bipolar affective disorder Sheba Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00189007 Oct 2009 → Dec 2011 brain hypoxia - ischemia UMC Utrecht Unknown Missed primary
Phase 3 NCT00230178 Apr 2004 → Dec 2007 cancer, tumor lysis syndrome Sanofi Completed Met primary
Phase 3 NCT00199043 May 2003 → May 2008 adult acute lymphoblastic leukemia Goethe University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 420 trials · 1 met primary · 3 missed
Phase 4 NCT05540184 Sep 2022 → Sep 2025 acute kidney injury Beni-Suef University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05365477 Aug 2022 → Sep 2025 nephrolithiasis Vanderbilt University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05474560 Jan 2022 → Jan 2023 metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease Ain Shams University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT05414669 Aug 2020 → Mar 2021 nephrolithiasis Sanglah General Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03745729 Mar 2019 → Jul 2022 acute coronary syndrome Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03195153 Mar → Jun 2017 diabetes mellitus, noninsulin-dependent, 2 University of Roma La Sapienza Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02956278 Nov 2016 → Mar 2018 gout University of California, San Francisco Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02477488 Jun → Aug 2015 gout, impaired renal function disease Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02373384 Feb 2015 → Feb 2017 nephrolithiasis Mansoura University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT02797028 Jan 2015 → Oct 2016 cardiovascular disorder Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable9 trials
— NCT03601260 Aug → Dec 2018 gout Hillel Yaffe Medical Center Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT01188005 Aug → Oct 2010 obstructive sleep apnea syndrome University of Athens Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT00978653 Apr 2008 → Mar 2009 chronic kidney disease Istanbul University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00480883 Jan → Jun 2008 cutaneous leishmaniasis Combined Military Hospital, Pakistan Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00793585 Jul 2007 → Jun 2009 IgA glomerulonephritis Sun Yat-sen University Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT00346463 Jul 2006 → Jul 2013 fetal growth restriction UMC Utrecht Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT00823199 Nov 2005 → Aug 2008 schizophrenia Bronx Psychiatric Center Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT01775098 ? → Dec 2012 gout University of Sherbrooke Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
— NCT00214084 — obstructive sleep apnea syndrome University of Wisconsin, Madison Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy101 trials
Phase 1 NCT04256629 Background Mar → Aug 2020 — AstraZeneca Completed Met primary
Phase 1 NCT00513474 Background Jan 2008 → Feb 2013 graft versus host disease, leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, myelodysplastic/myeloproliferative neoplasm +1 Massachusetts General Hospital Completed Met primary
Phase 1 NCT00602693 Background Jul 2007 → Sep 2014 leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, plasma cell myeloma Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT07033533 Comparator Jun 2023 → Mar 2024 cirrhosis of liver Tanta University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT02953509 Background Nov 2016 → Mar 2024 non-Hodgkin lymphoma Gilead Sciences Terminated No outcome recorded

News releases announcing trial results or a regulatory action · 6

DateIssuerRelease
2023-11-07 Arthrosi Therapeutics Results Arthrosi to Present Positive Phase 2 Data for its Novel Selective URAT1 Inhibitor AR882 in Patients with Tophaceous Gout at ACR Convergence 2023 arthrosi.com ↗
Arthrosi Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for gout that dissolve uric acid crystals and prevent joint damage, today announced new clinical data from its phase 2 AR882-203 study in patients with tophaceous gout.
2017-10-09 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Results BioCryst Reports Positive Results From A Phase 2 Study Of BCX4208 Combined with Allopurinol in Patients with Gout biocryst.com ↗
A dose-response was demonstrated for both BCX4208 and allopurinol, and the combination of BCX4208 and allopurinol was shown to be superior to either drug alone in sUA reduction.
2017-10-09 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Results BioCryst Presents New Analyses of BCX4208 Phase 2 Studies in Patients with Gout at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology biocryst.com ↗
Poster THU0011 titled "BCX4208 Shows Synergistic Reductions in Serum Uric Acid in Gout Patients When Combined with Allopurinol" by A. Hollister et al. additionally concludes that the combination of BCX4208 and allopurinol brought a larger proportion of gout patients to serum uric acid level below 6 mg/dL than allopurinol alone.
2017-10-09 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Results BioCryst to Present New BCX4208 Gout Results at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology biocryst.com ↗
BCX4208 Shows Synergistic Reductions in Serum Uric Acid (sUA) in Gout Patients when Combined with Allopurinol
2017-10-09 BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Results BioCryst Pharmaceuticals Presents New BCX4208 Gout Data at the 2011 ACR/ARHP Annual Scientific Meeting biocryst.com ↗
When added to allopurinol 300 mg, BCX4208 was superior to allopurinol plus placebo (p=0.009 overall).
2014-08-13 AstraZeneca Results AstraZeneca announces top-line results from the Phase III programme of lesinurad in combination with xanthine oxidase inhibitors in gout patients astrazeneca.com ↗
In the CLEAR1 and CLEAR2 trials, both lesinurad 200mg and 400mg in combination with allopurinol met the primary endpoint

All press releases naming this drug 10 releases

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Evidence & citations 38 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 184 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Allopurinol “Traditional uric acid-lowering treatment plans include drugs that reduce uric acid production such as febuxostat and allopurinol, and drugs that increase uric acid excretion...” NCT06966635 ↗
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“This is a four week open label trial of ALLOPURINOL to the treatment regime of ten (10) poorly responsive patients with schizophrenia, monitoring their response and side-effects.” NCT00823199 ↗

“antioxidant treatment with allopurinol, α-lipoic acid and nicotinamide, or placebo.” PMID 23740194 ↗ Jun 2013

“For uric acid \>800mg male, \>750mg female: allopurinol 300mg.” NCT05365477 ↗

“Allopurinol on day -7 to day 0” NCT02991898 ↗

“allopurinol” NCT03226899 ↗

NCT03385135 ↗

NCT00899431 ↗

NCT01391325 ↗

NCT06276556 ↗

NCT03745729 ↗

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Known as 1H-pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidin-4(2H)-one “This site will receive 10 µM allopurinol (1H-pyrazolo\[3,4-d\]pyrimidin-4(2H)-one)at an infusion rate of 2 µl/min.” NCT03680573 ↗
Known as Acepurin “the company that holds the Dutch marketing authorization registration for Acepurin® (allopurinol 1 g/100 ml) for intravenous application for the treatment of gout.” PMID 38267942 ↗ Jan 2024
Known as ALLO “BACKGROUND: Retrospective studies suggest that for patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) combination therapy with low-dose azathioprine and allopurinol (L-AZA/ALLO) may result...” PMID 35274092 ↗ Mar 2022
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“Group 2: AR882 Alone and in Combination with Allopurinol (ALLO)” NCT04155918 ↗

Known as Allopurinol (Allosig, Progout, Zyloprim) “Allopurinol (Allosig®, Progout®, Zyloprim®)” NCT04155918 ↗
Known as Allopurinol component of duzallo ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as ALLOPURINOL SODIUM ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Allopurinol sodium salt ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Allopurinol Tablet “Drug: Allopurinol Tablet” NCT07033533 ↗
Known as Allopurinol: Mephanol (R) 100 mg tablets “Allopurinol: Mephanol (R) 100 mg tablets” NCT00849368 ↗
Known as Allopurinolum ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Aloprim ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Alopurinol ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Aloral ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Aluline 100 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Aluline 300 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as BW 56-158 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Caplenal ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Cosuric ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Hamarin 100 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Hamarin 300 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Ledopur ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as Lopurin ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as NSC-101655 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗
Known as NSC-108836 ChEMBL registry synonym — accepted as the source's own label CHEMBL1467 ↗