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. 2022 Feb 1;62(1):33–42. doi: 10.2169/internalmedicine.8940-21

Table 2.

Candidate Disease Modifying Therapy for PD Currently in Phase 2 or More Advanced Clinical Trials.

Drugs Trial number
(abbreviation of trial name)
Phase Subjects Primary outcome
α-synuclein targeting therapy
Monoclonal antibody
PRX002
(prasinezumab)
NCT03100149, BP39529,
EudraCT-2017-000087-15
(PASADENA)
2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part I, II, III
NCT04777331, BN42358,
EudraCT-2020-004997-23 (PADOVA)
2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part III
Vaccines
PD01A Not registered yet 2 (in preparation) PD Unknown
Inhibitor of misfolding of α-synuclein
NPT200-11 (UCB0599) NCT04658186, PD0053, EudraCT- 2020-003265-19 2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS parts I, II, III
Enhancer of β-glucocerebrosidase
Oral drug
Ambroxol NCT02914366, HSREB-105234, health Canada-181033 2 PD with dementia ADAS-Cog, CGIC
LTI-291 Not registered yet 2 (in preparation) PD Unknown
Gene therapy using adeno-associated virus 9
PR001 NCT04127578, PRV-PD101 (PROPEL) 1/2a PD with GBA1mutation Severe adverse event
Immunogenicity of AAV9 in blood/CSF
Immunogenicity of Ccase in blood/CSF
GLP-1 receptor agonists
Exenatide NCT04232969, 18/0320 (exnatide-PD3) 3 Mild to moderate PD MDS-UPDRS part III
Sustained release Exenatide (PT320) NCT04269642. PT320-201 2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part III
Semaglutide NCT03659682, 120262PARK (GIPD) 2 Newly diagnosed PD MDS-UPDRS part III
Liraglutide NCT02953665, U1111-1173-0106 2 PD diagnosed at least 2 years MDS-UPDRS, NMSS, MADRS-2
Lixisenatide NCT03439943, RC31/16/8912 (LixiPark) 2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part III
NLY01 NCT04154072, NLY01-PD-1 2 PD MDS-UPDRS part II, III
Neuroprotective drugs
c-Abl kinase inhibitor
K0706 NCT03655236, CLR_18_6 2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS parts II, III
Radotinib NCT04691661, RT51EP1902 2 Early PD without symptomatic medication Incidence and severity of treatment emergent AEs
Antibiotics
Ceftriaxone NCT03413384, BRICEFA20170414 2 Mild to moderate PDD ADAS-Cog
Sigma-1 receptor agonist
Blarcamesine (ANAVEX 2-73) NCT04575259, ANAVEX2-73-PDD-EP-001 2 PD with dementia Number of participants with adverse events
Iron chelators
Deferiprone NCT02655315,
EudraCT-2015-003679-31
(FAIRPARKII)
2 Treatment naïve PD Total MDS-UPDRS score
Analog of CoQ10
Idebenone NCT04152655 (SEASEiPPD) 2/3 REM sleep behavior disorder Diagnosis of PD
NCT03727295, SZDX-1 (ITEP) 4 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part III, Hoehn and Yahr scale, olfactory function test, anxiety and depression scale
Immunosuppressant
Azathioprine ISRCTN14616801,
EudraCT-2018-003089-14 (AZA-PD)
2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part III
Statin
Simvastatin NCT02787590, ISRCTN16108482, EudraCT-2015-000148-40, PDSTAT2015 2 PD with wearing-off phenomenon MDS-UPDRS part III
Lovastatin NCT03242499, NCTRC201702 2 Early PD MDS-UPDRS part III
Mitochondrial enhancer
Ursodeoxycholic acid NCT03840005, STH18493,
EudraCT-2018-001887-46 (UP study)
2 Early PD Number of adverse treatment reactions
Number of serious adverse events
Number of patients completing the study