Table 1.
Targeting mechanism | Mechanism of action | Drug | Target population (n. of cases) | Status | Primary outcomes | Enrolling countries | ClinicalTrials. gov/Netherlands Trial Register ID | Sponsor |
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Increase in GCase activity | GCase activation | Ambroxol | GBA-PD (n.10) PD (n.10) | Phase II, Not placebo controlled | Safety, Tolerability PK/PD | UK | NCT02941822 | UCL and Cure Parkinson’s Trust |
Increase in GCase activity | GCase activation | Ambroxol | PD-D (n.75) | Phase II, Placebo controlled | Safety, Tolerability PK/PD | Canada | NCT02914366 | Lawson Health Research Institute and Weston Foundation |
Increase in GCase activity | GCase activation | LTI-291 | GBA-PD (n.15) PD (n.15) | Phase I, Placebo controlled | Safety, Tolerability PK/PD | Netherlands | NL7061 | LTI, Allergan |
Reduction of GCase-related glycosphingolipids | Glucosylcer-amide synthase inhibitor | Venglustat | GBA-PD (n.270) | Phase II, Placebo controlled | Change in MDS-UPDRS parts II & III | Austria Canada, France Germany Israel Italy, Japan Norway Portugal Singapore Spain Sweden Taiwan UK USA | NCT02906020 | Sanofi-Genzyme |
PD, Parkinson Disease; PDD, PD dementia; GBA-PD, GBA1-associated PD; PK/PD, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics; MDS-UPDRS, Movement Disorder Society-Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale.