DRUG

Dimethyl fumarate

Relapsing multiple sclerosis (FDA 2013), plaque psoriasis (EMA)

15 hypotheses across 6 therapeutic domains

CROSS-DOMAIN PATTERN

Same drug, multiple disease domains

Dimethyl fumarate appears in hypotheses across 6 disease domains: ALS, Epilepsy, Inflammatory bowel disease, Pancreatic cancer, Rheumatoid arthritis, Type 2 diabetes. Shared mediators that recur across at least two of those domains: Nrf2, NRF2, NQO1.

Aggregated from the catalog. Biological interpretation of any multi-indication mechanism would require independent validation — this is a structural observation only.

ALL HYPOTHESES

Repurposing candidates for Dimethyl fumarate

ALS 1

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NRF2 antioxidant defense 0.369 High reproduces known none

Epilepsy 2

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NQO1 brain malignancy 0.208 Mid novel signal completed
NQO1 abnormal neurotransmitter release 0.208 Mid novel signal none

Inflammatory bowel disease 1

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
Nrf2 pathway tau clearance 0.289 High novel signal none

Pancreatic cancer 5

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NRF2 chemoresistance 0.409 High partial evidence none
Nrf2 chemoresistance 0.409 High partial evidence none
Nrf2 poor prognosis 0.369 High reproduces known none
NRF2 poor prognosis 0.369 High reproduces known none
NQO1 pancreatic cancer 0.208 Mid partial evidence none

Rheumatoid arthritis 5

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
Nrf2 rheumatoid arthritis 0.409 High reproduces known completed
Nrf2 efficacy of synthetic anti-rheumatic drugs 0.369 High novel signal none
Nrf2 toxicity of conventional anti-rheumatic therapies 0.369 High novel signal none
Nrf2 drug efflux 0.369 High novel signal none
Nrf2 interstitial lung disease 0.369 High novel signal none

Type 2 diabetes 1

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
Nrf2 type 1 diabetes 0.369 High reproduces known active

Clinical trials

147 registered trials for Dimethyl fumarate

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov