beta-glucans
Botanicalexperimental
Pleuran is an insoluble polysaccharide, isolated from Pleurotus ostreatus. — Wikipedia
Clinical trial activity
101 trials · 128 clinical orgs · 0 marketing orgs
Phase 1
19
Phase 2
32
Phase 3
9
Phase 4
3
Earliest trial started Nov 1, 2001 (NCT00037011)
Timeline
Indications
Approved for
Studied for
- Aging · Phase 2
- Breast Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Burns · Phase 1
- Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung · Phase 2
- Colitis, Ulcerative · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Colorectal Neoplasms · Phase 3
- COVID-19 · Phase 2
- Diabetes Mellitus · Phase 3
- Diarrhea · Phase 2
- Drug Therapy · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Foot Ulcer · Phase 2
- Head and Neck Neoplasms · Phase 3
- Healthy Aging · Phase 1
- Healthy Volunteers · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation · Phase 1/Phase 2
- Hemorrhoids · Phase 4
- Hypercholesterolemia · Phase 2
- Hyperlipidemias · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Leukemia · Phase 1
- Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell · Phase 2
- Lung Neoplasms · Phase 1
- Lymphoma · Phase 1
- Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin · Phase 2
- Lymphoproliferative Disorders · Phase 1
- Melanoma · Phase 2
- Metabolic Syndrome · Phase 2
- Neoplasms · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Neuroblastoma · Phase 2
- Pancreatic Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Periodontitis · Phase 4
- Signs and Symptoms · Phase 4
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck · Phase 2
- Stomatitis · Phase 3
- Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms · Phase 2
- Uveitis · Phase 2/Phase 3
- Warts · Phase 3
Mechanism of action
- Unspecified targetUnclear
unclear
Chemistry & pharmacology
- Inorganic
- No
- Polymer
- No
Oral
No
Parenteral
No
Topical
No
Sources
- WikipediaPleuran ↗
- ChEMBLCHEMBL5095284 ↗
- WikipediaBeta-glucan ↗
Also known as
- beta-d-glucan
- beta-d-glucan
- beta glucan
- beta glucan
- beta-glucan
- beta-glucan
- beta-glucans
- beta-glucans
- high molecular weight oat beta-glucan
- imprime pgg
- low molecular weight beta-glucan
- low molecular weight oat beta-glucan
- medium molecular weight oat beta-glucan
Clinical trials
| NCT ID | Phase | Start date | Sponsor(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07305259 | Early Phase 1 (Phase 1) | Nov 12, 2025 | Florida State University |
| NCT07199764 | Phase 2 | Oct 31, 2025 | Lustgarten Foundation, University of Pennsylvania |
| NCT07082439 | Phase 2 | Sep 10, 2025 | Merck, University of Pennsylvania |
| NCT07104929 | Phase 2 | Aug 31, 2025 | Ovation Fertility |
| NCT07085858 | N/A | Jul 25, 2025 | LanZhou University |
| NCT06861062 | N/A | Apr 8, 2025 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| NCT06629805 | N/A | Aug 1, 2024 | Pusan National University |
| NCT06151782 | N/A | Dec 1, 2023 | University of Oslo |
| NCT06057948 | Phase 2 | Sep 21, 2023 | Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center |
| NCT05465798 | Phase 2 | Jun 30, 2023 | Concentra, Hospital Geriátrico Paz de La Tarde, Hospital Gustavo Fricke, Wohlstand Pharmaceutical |
| NCT06083350 | N/A | Jun 27, 2023 | Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
| NCT05981404 | N/A | May 26, 2023 | University of Glasgow |
| NCT06987396 | N/A | May 15, 2023 | Vitae Health Innovation |
| NCT05524688 | Phase 1/Phase 2 (Phase 2) | Jan 31, 2023 | Lallemand SAS, University of Florida |
| NCT05484011 | Phase 1 | Dec 31, 2022 | Celldex Therapeutics, HiberCell, Inc., University of Pennsylvania |
| NCT05364736 | N/A | Oct 17, 2022 | Sun Yat-Sen University |
| NCT05074303 | Phase 1 | Aug 1, 2022 | Danstar Ferment AG, University of Florida |
| NCT05029427 | N/A | Jan 7, 2022 | Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, University of Manitoba |
| NCT05177172 | N/A | Dec 1, 2021 | Lund University |
| NCT05159778 | Phase 2 | Nov 9, 2021 | HiberCell, Inc., Merck, Stony Brook University |
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Organizations
Research & Development (128)
| Organization | Org type | Trials | As lead sponsor | Phases | Earliest year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biothera | For profit | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2005 |
| Biotec Pharmacon ASA | For profit | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2003 |
| National Cancer Institute (NCI) | Government | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2001 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada | Government | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2008 |
| Merck | For profit | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2016 |
| Cornell University | Academic/Hospital | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2001 |
| University of Manitoba | Academic/Hospital | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2010 |
| HiberCell, Inc. | For profit | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2021 |
| Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2018 |
| University of Bergen | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2006 |
| University of Copenhagen | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2009 |
| University of Louisville | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2006 |
| University of Oslo | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2007 |
| University of Pennsylvania | Academic/Hospital | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2022 |
| Elegant And Olive Health Clinic, Canada | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| Humber River Hospital | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2018 |
| James Graham Brown Cancer Center | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2006 |
| Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2021 |
| National Taiwan University | Academic/Hospital | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2011 |
| Nofima Mat AS | For profit | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2016 |
128 organizations
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