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Deflazacort, also known as Emflaza, is a corticosteroid prodrug used as an agent to manage Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). It is marketed by Marathon Pharmaceuticals and was approved in February 2017 by the FDA.[L6694,FDA label] Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is an inherited disorder resulting from mutations of the dystrophin gene, which is important for muscle function. This disease can cause serious muscle weakness and progressive breathing and cardiovascular disability, severely impacting patient quality of life and survival.[A179446,A179449,L6697] This disease usually manifests by muscle weakness in early childhood followed by loss of the ability to walk (ambulation) as early as age 7. Deflazacort delays the onset of muscle related complications resulting from DMD, prolonging the lives of children diagnosed with this disease and exerting less harmful effects on the bone health and weight than other steroid medications.[A179452,A
Selpercatinib is a kinase inhibitor with enhanced specificity for RET tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs) over other RTK classes.[A202055, A202052, L13604] Enhanced RET (Rearranged during transfection) oncogene expression is a hallmark of many cancers. Although multikinase inhibitors, including [cabozantinib], [ponatinib], [sorafenib], [sunitinib], and [vandetanib], have shown efficacy in RET-driven cancers, their lack of specificity is generally associated with substantial toxicity. Selpercatinib (LOXO-292) and pralsetinib (BLU-667) represent the first generation of specific RET RTK inhibitors for the treatment of RET-driven cancers.[A202049, A202055, A202052, L13604] Although selpercatinib is currently still under investigation in clinical trial NCT04211337, it was granted accelerated FDA approval on May 8, 2020, for specific RET-driven cancer indications. It is currently marketed under the brand name RETEVMO™ by Loxo Oncology Inc. Selpercatinib is also approved by the European Commission.
Deflazacort {u} may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with {v} Isoniazid
Deflazacort {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Esterified estrogens
Deflazacort {u} may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with {v} Ocrelizumab
Deflazacort {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Cinoxacin
Deflazacort {u} may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with {v} Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live
Deflazacort may cause a minor interaction that can limit clinical effects when taken with Isoniazid
Deflazacort may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Esterified estrogens
Deflazacort may cause a moderate interaction that could exacerbate diseases when taken with Ocrelizumab
Deflazacort may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Cinoxacin
Deflazacort may lead to a major life threatening interaction when taken with Smallpox (Vaccinia) Vaccine, Live