Drugs / Theophylline
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Theophylline

Small molecule

Developed for
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · asthma · anosmia · olfactory nerve disorder · pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A · bronchiectasis · COVID-19 · acute kidney injury
+16 more · acute mountain sickness · acute myeloid leukemia · acute tubulointerstitial nephritis · allergic rhinitis · congenital heart disease · depressive disorder · diaphragmatic malformation · end stage renal failure · headache disorder · intracranial hypotension · leukemia · perinatal asphyxia · triple-negative breast carcinoma · acute asthma · apnea of prematurity · pseudohypoparathyroidism
Investigated by
Massachusetts General Hospital · Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Washington University School of Medicine · AstraZeneca · Boehringer Ingelheim · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
+46 more · The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University · Zhujiang Hospital · AHS Cancer Control Alberta · Assiut University · Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University · Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust · Cross Cancer Institute · Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group · Eli Lilly and Company · Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) · Fudan University · Fundación Mutua Madrileña · Harvard University · Hospital Son Espases · Jaclyn Tamaroff · Janssen Research & Development, LLC · LG Chem · Medical College of Wisconsin · Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. · NCIC Clinical Trials Group · National Cancer Institute (NCI) · North Central Cancer Treatment Group · Norwegian Association for Children with Congenital Heart Disease · Norwegian Health Association · Novartis Pharmaceuticals · Organon and Co · Oslo University Hospital · Pulmagen Therapeutics · South-Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority · Southern Medical University, China · Spanish Research Center for Respiratory Diseases · Taichung Veterans General Hospital · Takeda · Tampere University Hospital · Tampere University of Technology · Tanta University · Technical University of Munich · UConn Health · Universiti Sains Malaysia · University of Bergen · University of California, Los Angeles · University of Miami · University of Montana · University of Oklahoma · University of Sao Paulo General Hospital · XiaoGuang Zou

Regulatory milestones approvals, filings & regulatory actions · 1 recorded

MilestoneJurisdictionBrandIndicationDateSentence it was read from
Approved US (FDA) LANOPHYLLIN — 1976-07-26 fda.gov ↗

Trials 48

PhaseRegistry idDatesIndicationSponsorStatusOutcome
Phase 02 trials
Phase 0 NCT04309877 Mar 2023 → Jun 2025 depressive disorder University of California, Los Angeles Withdrawn No outcome recorded
Phase 0 NCT04269187 Apr 2020 → Apr 2022 diaphragmatic malformation Assiut University Unknown No outcome recorded
Phase 17 trials
Phase 1 NCT06189404 Oct → Nov 2023 gout LG Chem Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02080078 Sep 2014 → Mar 2019 non-small cell lung carcinoma AHS Cancer Control Alberta Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01263106 Dec 2010 → Jan 2011 major depressive disorder Eli Lilly and Company Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT01017939 Jan → Jun 2010 prostate cancer Janssen Research & Development, LLC Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00983905 Aug → Sep 2008 — Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02273440 May → Jul 2000 — Boehringer Ingelheim Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT02184247 Apr → May 1998 — Boehringer Ingelheim Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1/22 trials
Phase 1/2 NCT05853601 Oct 2023 → May 2027 expected acute kidney injury, perinatal asphyxia Medical College of Wisconsin Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 1/2 NCT00175812 Nov 2004 → May 2008 acute myeloid leukemia University of Bergen Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 212 trials · 1 met primary · 1 missed
Phase 2 NCT05717049 Feb → Sep 2023 congenital heart disease Oslo University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05947643 Nov 2022 → Apr 2025 COVID-19 Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT05076682 Jun 2022 → Dec 2026 expected triple-negative breast carcinoma Fudan University Recruiting Met primary
Phase 2 NCT04789499 Mar → Dec 2021 COVID-19, amusia, anosmia, olfactory nerve disorder Washington University School of Medicine Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04551170 Jul 2020 → Dec 2026 expected pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A Vanderbilt University Medical Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT04240821 May 2020 → Dec 2026 expected pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A Jaclyn Tamaroff Enrolling by invitation No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT03990766 May 2019 → Jan 2021 anosmia, olfactory nerve disorder, viral respiratory tract infection Washington University School of Medicine Completed Missed primary
Phase 2 NCT03029429 Sep 2018 → Dec 2026 expected pseudopseudohypoparathyroidism Vanderbilt University Medical Center Active not recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02479451 Oct 2015 → Jul 2022 end stage renal failure, olfactory nerve disorder Massachusetts General Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT02463409 Jun 2015 → Oct 2016 pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1A Vanderbilt University Medical Center Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2/32 trials · 1 met primary
Phase 2/3 NCT03319121 Mar 2015 → Dec 2017 — Universiti Sains Malaysia Completed Met primary
Phase 2/3 NCT01902758 Aug 2013 acute mountain sickness University of Montana Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 37 trials
Phase 3 NCT03984188 Feb 2021 → Oct 2023 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease University of Miami Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT02340520 Dec 2014 → Aug 2016 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease UConn Health Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT01599871 Jan 2011 → Dec 2015 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Hospital Son Espases Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00252785 Oct 2005 → Nov 2006 asthma AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00252863 Dec 2004 → May 2006 asthma AstraZeneca Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00003684 Mar 1998 → Dec 2008 cancer of unknown primary site NCIC Clinical Trials Group Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 3 NCT00000578 Apr 1994 → Oct 2000 asthma, lung disorder National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 410 trials · 1 missed
Phase 4 NCT07171021 Dec 2020 → Dec 2023 anosmia Taichung Veterans General Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03718403 Nov 2019 → Apr 2030 expected — Massachusetts General Hospital Recruiting No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT03269318 Jul 2017 → Aug 2019 asthma Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust Terminated No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01769898 Jul 2013 → Sep 2014 bronchiectasis The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01794780 Feb 2013 → May 2015 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Novartis Pharmaceuticals Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01684683 Nov 2012 → Apr 2014 bronchiectasis The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT01601132 May → Jul 2012 — Takeda Completed Missed primary
Phase 4 NCT01010178 Feb 2008 → Apr 2009 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00157937 Feb 2003 → Jun 2005 allergic rhinitis, asthma Organon and Co Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 4 NCT00492518 Feb 2002 → Oct 2004 acute tubulointerstitial nephritis, kidney failure Technical University of Munich Completed No outcome recorded
Phase not applicable6 trials
— NCT07515456 Dec 2024 → Nov 2026 expected intracranial hypotension Tanta University Recruiting No outcome recorded
— NCT04148846 Sep 2019 → Sep 2020 headache disorder University of Sao Paulo General Hospital Unknown No outcome recorded
— NCT03015090 Jan → Jun 2017 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease XiaoGuang Zou Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT03115294 May 2016 → Oct 2019 — Tampere University Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT02023554 Dec 2013 → Jul 2014 asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Zhujiang Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
— NCT02001935 Sep 2013 → Jul 2014 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Zhujiang Hospital Completed No outcome recorded
Comparator or background therapy21 trials
Phase 1 NCT01799161 Comparator Dec 2014 → Apr 2018 non-small cell lung carcinoma Eckhard Podack Withdrawn No outcome recorded Stop: Business
Phase 1 NCT01566565 Comparator Mar → May 2012 pulmonary hypertension Norwegian Armed Forces Medical Service Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 1 NCT00779259 Comparator Aug → Sep 2007 — Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01132781 Comparator May 2010 → Jun 2012 allergic rhinitis, asthma, sinusitis University of East Anglia Completed No outcome recorded
Phase 2 NCT01293734 Comparator Dec 2008 → Jan 2011 acute asthma Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Completed No outcome recorded

Evidence & citations 10 cited values

Every value below carries the sentence it was read from. 71 sources stand behind the page.

FieldValueCited text
Known as Theophylline “Theophylline SR 250 mg daily for functional chest pain for 4 weeks” NCT03319121 ↗
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“Xanthine derivative (sustained release theophylline)” NCT02790047 ↗

NCT00299858 ↗

NCT01293734 ↗

NCT04257851 ↗

NCT00119496 ↗

NCT04240821 ↗

NCT03894189 ↗

NCT02273440 ↗

NCT01566565 ↗

NCT02463409 ↗

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Known as QuibronT/SR “Patients included in this group will receive oral 150 mg theophylline anhydrous tablet (QuibronT/SR, 300 mg dividose tablet, SmithKline Beecham Egypt L.L.C) every 12 hours.” NCT07515456 ↗
Known as Theophyllin ClinicalTrials.gov intervention name — accepted as the source's own label NCT00175812 ↗
Known as Theophylline ER “Comparator: theophylline ER/Duration of Treatment: 16 weeks” NCT00157937 ↗
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“Drug: Theophylline ER” NCT04309877 ↗

“Drug: Theophylline ER” NCT04240821 ↗

Known as theophylline SR “theophylline SR (0.1g/tablet, 1 tablet p.o. twice daily)” NCT01415518 ↗
Known as Unicontin-E “Participants will be randomly assigned to receive once daily low-dose theophylline (200 mg ER, Unicontin-E) or placebo for 52 weeks.” PMID 33726828 ↗ Mar 2021
Known as uniphyllin “pharmacologic treatment: theophylline "uniphyllin", long acting bronchodilators” NCT02257463 ↗
Action Inhibit “inhibits cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases” PMID 15356646 ↗ Oct 2004
Modality Small molecule “a methylxanthine that inhibits cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterases” PMID 15356646 ↗ Oct 2004
Route Oral “active oral theophylline” NCT00000578 ↗