Table 6 Summary of clinical trials involving NRF2.

From: Targeting epigenetic and post-translational modifications of NRF2: key regulatory factors in disease treatment

Disease

Medicine

Strategy

Phase

NCT

HNSCC

Pyrimethamine

Downregulate NRF2 pathway activity

I

NCT05678348

PD

Sulphoraphane

Activation of the Keap1/NRF2/ARE pathway

II

NCT05084365

Doxorubicin-associated cardiac dysfunction

Sulforaphane

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

[44]

NCT03934905

CKD

Sulforaphane

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

II

NCT05797506

Acute Coronary Syndrome

Ezetimibe

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

–

NCT04701242

Primary Hypercholesterolemia or Mixed Dyslipidemia

Ezetimibe

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

–

NCT04579367

Schizophrenia

Luteolin

Inhibit the expression of NRF2

–

NCT05204407

Adrenomyeloneuropathy

Dimethyl Fumarate

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

[47]

NCT06513533

Multiple Sclerosis

Dimethyl fumarate

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

IV

NCT05658484

Gulf War Illness

Resveratrol

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

–

NCT05377242

Advanced or metastatic HR-positive/HER-2-Negative breast cancer

Fulvestrant

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

I

NCT06172322

Ataxia

Omaveloxolone

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

I

NCT06054893

Rare Chronic Kidney Diseases

Bardoxolone Methyl

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

II

NCT03366337

Pre Diabetes

Eriocitrin

Activation of the NRF2 signaling pathway

–

NCT03928249

Sickle cell disease

Isoquercitrin

Activation of the NRF2/ARE Pathway

II

NCT04514510

Refractory Low-risk MDS

Retinoic Acid

Activate retinoic acid receptors to inhibit NRF2

I/II

NCT06020833

Coronary Artery Disease

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

–

NCT04458116

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Children

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

II

NCT05045443

Diabetic Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Risk

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

II

NCT05753436

Subjective Tinnitus

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

–

NCT04800107

Colistin-induced Nephrotoxicity

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

III

NCT05613361

Postoperative Adhesion of Bilateral Vocal Cords

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

I/II

NCT05688488

Crohn’s Disease

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

II

NCT04713631

Childhood Lupus Nephritis

Curcumin

Modification of Keap1 cysteine stabilizes NRF2 expression

II

NCT05714670

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Pyridoxine

Activation of the NRF2/HO-1 Pathway

–

NCT06244121

OC, NSCLC, EC

Brusatol

Specifically inhibiting NRF2 expression

[173]

–