Istodax and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Death is reported as a side effect among people who take Istodax (romidepsin), especially for people who are male, 60+ old, have been taking the drug for < 1 month also take Pantoprazole, and have Peripheral t-cell lymphoma unspecified.

The study is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 1,053 people who have side effects when taking Istodax from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Istodax?

Istodax has active ingredients of romidepsin. eHealthMe is studying from 1,054 Istodax users. Check the latest studies of Istodax.

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On Aug, 30, 2026

1,053 people reported to have side effects when taking Istodax.
Among them, 109 people (10.35%) died.

Among these 109 people:

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

Related studies:

Effectiveness of, long term effects of, and alternative drugs to Istodax:

Istodax (1,054 reports)

Expand to all the drugs that have ingredients of romidepsin:

Death and drugs with ingredients of romidepsin (141 reports)

Sub-studies by gender and age:

Female: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Male: 0-1 2-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60+

Browse all side effects of Istodax:

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Browse all the drugs that are associated with Death:

Death (3,107 drugs)

Browse all the conditions that are associated with Death:

Death (3,686 conditions)

How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on romidepsin (the active ingredients of Istodax) and Istodax (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

Who is eHealthMe?

With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).

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Istodax and Death - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

What is Istodax?

eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world

Among these 109 people:

How long have people been on Istodax when they died? *

What is the gender of people who died when taking Istodax? *

What is the age of people who died when taking Istodax? *

What are other drugs people take besides Istodax? *

What are other side effects people have before they died? *

What are the existing conditions these people have? *