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Safety and tolerability of intraputaminal delivery of CERE-120 (adeno-associated virus serotype 2–neurturin) to patients with idiopathic Parkinson's disease: an open-label, phase I trial

Marks, William J, Ostrem, Jill L, Verhagen, Leonard, Starr, Philip A, Larson, Paul S, Bakay, Roy AE, Taylor, Robin, Cahn-Weiner, Deborah A +3 more·2008·The Lancet Neurology

Abstract

Background There is an urgent need for therapies that slow or reverse the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD). Neurotrophic factors can improve the function of degenerating neurons and protect against further neurodegeneration, and gene transfer might be a means to deliver effectively these factors to the brain. The aim of this study was to assess the safety, tolerability, and potential efficacy of gene delivery of the neurotrophic factor neurturin.Methods In this phase I, open-label clinical trial, 12 patients aged 35-75 years with a diagnosis of PD for at least 5 years in accordance with the UK Brain Bank Criteria received bilateral, stereotactic, intraputaminal injections of adeno-associated virus serotype 2-neurturin (CERE-120). The first six patients received doses of 1.3x10(11) vector genomes (vg)/patient, and the next six patients received 5.4x10(11) vg/patient. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00252850.Findings The procedure was well tolerated. Extensive safety monitoring in all patients revealed no clinically significant adverse events at 1 year. Several secondary measures of motor function showed improvement at 1 year; for example, a mean improvement in the off-medication motor subscore of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS) of 14 points (SD 8; p=0.000121 [36% mean increase; p=0.000123]) and a mean increase of 2.3 h (2; 25% group mean increase; p=0.0250) in on time without troublesome dyskinesia were seen. Improvements in several secondary measures were not significant, including the timed walking test in the off condition (p=0.053), the Purdue pegboard test of hand dexterity (p=0.318), the reduction in off time (p=0.105), and the activities of daily living subscore (part II) of the UPDRS (p=0.080). (18)F-levodopa-uptake PET did not change after treatment with either dose of CERE-120.Interpretation The initial data support the safety, tolerability, and potential efficacy of CERE-120 as a possible treatment for PD; however, these results must be viewed as preliminary until data from blinded, controlled clinical trials are available.Funding Ceregene; Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

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Marks, W. J., Ostrem, J. L., Verhagen, L., Starr, P. A., Larson, P. S., Bakay, R. A., Taylor, R., Cahn-Weiner, D. A., Stoessl, A. J., Olanow, C. W., & Bartus, R. T.
Affiliations
  • University of California, San Francisco (US)
  • Rush University Medical Center (US)
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (US)
Corresponding author
Marks, William J
Venue
The Lancet Neurology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2008-05
Volume
7
Issue
5
Pages
400-408
ISSN
1474-4422 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2135907949
Cited by
596
References
32
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FWCI
35.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • The Lancet Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Neurological disorders and treatments
Keywords
Parkinson's disease, neurturin, AAV2, stereotactic injection, safety and tolerability, motor function, dyskinesia, neurodegeneration, dose escalation
MeSH terms
Dependovirus, Adult, Aged, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Female, Genetic Vectors, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Motor Activity, Parkinson Disease, Putamen, Genetic Therapy, Drug Delivery Systems, Neurturin

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