DRUG

DMF

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

22 hypotheses across 6 therapeutic domains

CROSS-DOMAIN PATTERN

Same drug, multiple disease domains

DMF appears in hypotheses across 6 disease domains: ALS, Alzheimer, Glioblastoma, Pancreatic cancer, Rheumatoid arthritis, Type 2 diabetes. Shared mediators that recur across at least two of those domains: NRF2, Nrf2.

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 DMF

ALS 3

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NRF2 ALS 0.230 Mid partial evidence none
NRF2 antioxidant defense 0.230 Mid reproduces known none
NRF2 neurodegenerative processes 0.208 Mid novel signal none

Alzheimer 1

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NRF2 Alzheimer's disease 0.230 Mid reproduces known active

Glioblastoma 1

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NRF2 patient survival 0.208 Mid partial evidence none

Pancreatic cancer 7

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
NRF2 chemoresistance 0.271 High partial evidence none
Nrf2 chemoresistance 0.271 High partial evidence none
NRF2 poor prognosis 0.230 Mid reproduces known none
Nrf2 poor prognosis 0.230 Mid reproduces known none
NRF2 5-FU resistance 0.208 Mid novel signal none
NRF2 cell proliferation 0.208 Mid reproduces known none
NRF2 poor survival 0.208 Mid partial evidence none

Rheumatoid arthritis 7

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
Nrf2 rheumatoid arthritis 0.271 High reproduces known completed
Nrf2 disease activity 0.271 High reproduces known active
Nrf2 toxicity of conventional anti-rheumatic therapies 0.230 Mid novel signal none
Nrf2 drug efflux 0.230 Mid novel signal none
Nrf2 efficacy of synthetic anti-rheumatic drugs 0.230 Mid novel signal none
Nrf2 interstitial lung disease 0.230 Mid novel signal none
STAT3 prurigo nodularis 0.208 Mid novel signal none

Type 2 diabetes 3

Mediator Outcome Score Tier Lit. status Trial
Nrf2 type 1 diabetes 0.230 Mid reproduces known active
Nrf2 lipid accumulation 0.208 Mid partial evidence none
Nrf2 diabetic cardiomyopathy 0.208 Mid partial evidence none

Clinical trials

163 registered trials for DMF

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov