Orlistat

Evidence Level: L5 Predicted Indications: 50

Quick Overview

Item Value
Drug Name Orlistat
DrugBank ID DB01083
Brand Names (EU) Xenical
Evidence Level L5
Predicted Indications 50
Top Prediction Score 99.46%

Approved Indication (EMA)

Xenical is indicated in conjunction with a mildly hypocaloric diet for the treatment of obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) greater or equal to 30 kg/m2, or overweight patients (BMI > 28 kg/m2) with associated risk factors. Treatment with orlistat should be discontinued after 12 weeks if patients have been unable to lose at least 5% of the body weight as measured at the start of therapy.


Predicted New Indications

TxGNN model predictions for potential drug repurposing:

Rank Indication Score Source
1 obesity disorder 99.46% DL
2 hypervitaminosis 99.42% DL
3 proximal 16p11.2 microdeletion syndrome 98.87% DL
4 obsolete hypertelorism (disease) 97.75% DL
5 frontorhiny 96.64% DL
6 hypoalphalipoproteinemia 96.47% DL
7 monogenic obesity 94.45% DL
8 obsolete susceptibility to ischemic stroke 92.00% DL
9 ABri amyloidosis 85.67% DL
10 fatty liver disease 85.26% DL
11 homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia 79.84% DL
12 amenorrhea (disease) 77.89% DL
13 non-alcoholic steatohepatitis 77.14% DL
14 hypercarotenemia and vitamin A deficiency, autosomal recessive 71.03% DL
15 lethal polymalformative syndrome, Boissel type 68.51% DL
16 duodenogastric reflux 68.39% DL
17 pentosuria 68.26% DL
18 duodenal obstruction 68.11% DL
19 fibrosis of extraocular muscles, congenital, with synergistic divergence 66.92% DL
20 mitral valve prolapse, myxomatous 66.79% DL

Showing top 20 of 50 predictions.


About TxGNN Predictions

Prediction Sources

Source Description
KG Knowledge Graph - Network topology-based associations
DL Deep Learning - Neural network score prediction

Evidence Levels

Level Definition
L1 Multiple Phase 3 RCTs / Systematic Reviews
L2 Single RCT or multiple Phase 2 trials
L3 Observational studies / Large case series
L4 Preclinical / Mechanistic / Case reports
L5 AI prediction only (current)

Clinical Validation Needed

Research Use Only: These predictions are computational hypotheses that require clinical validation. They should NOT be used for clinical decision-making.

Next Steps for Validation

  1. Literature Review: Search PubMed for existing evidence
  2. Clinical Trial Search: Check ClinicalTrials.gov for ongoing studies
  3. Mechanistic Analysis: Evaluate biological plausibility
  4. Preclinical Studies: Conduct in vitro/in vivo validation
  5. Clinical Trials: Design and conduct human studies

Data Access


Citation

If using this data, please cite:

@article{huang2023txgnn,
  title={A foundation model for clinician-centered drug repurposing},
  author={Huang, Kexin and others},
  journal={Nature Medicine},
  year={2023},
  doi={10.1038/s41591-023-02233-x}
}

Disclaimer: This report is for research purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Drug repurposing predictions require rigorous clinical validation before any therapeutic application.

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