The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and potential benefits of CERE-120 in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.
CERE-120 is an experimental drug that consists of an adeno-associated virus (AAV) that was engineered to carry the human gene for neurturin, a neurotrophic (growth) factor. Similar to other growth factors (such as GDNF), neurturin is capable of restoring function and protecting brain cells from further damage. The virus used in CERE-120 is not known to cause disease in people. CERE-120 is delivered directly to the brain cells most affected in Parkinson's disease - the dopamine producing neurons. CERE-120 is injected during brain surgery. Once in place, CERE-120 continuously produces neurturin. During the first, open-label, part of the study (Phase 1), subjects with Parkinson's disease received CERE-120 at one of two dose levels. In the second part of the study (Phase 2), subjects were randomized 1:1 to receive CERE-120 or a "sham" surgery where no medication was injected. Participants in both phases of the study were followed for up to five years after surgery.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
57
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Stanford School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, United States
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States
Number of Participants Who Received CERE-120 Treatment
Number of Participants who received CERE-120 Treatment
Time frame: 5 years
Phase 1 and Phase 2: Change From Baseline in Motor Examination Part III Total Score in the "Off" Condition for the CERE-120 Group as Compared to the Sham Surgery Control Group at the Last Double-blind Assessment.
UPDRS is a tool to evaluate the impact of symptomatic and potential disease modifying treatments. Part III focuses on 14 motor functions, assessing each on a scale from 0 (normal) to 4 (severe) with total score 0 - 56. The 5 Feb 2003 version of the UPDRS Rating was used in this trial. The total score is the sum of 14 motor functions. Change from baseline in total score is reported. The last double blind assessment for each subject is defined as the most recent assessment at the time when the final randomized subject completes the Month 15 Visit. The length of the double-blind follow-up period for each subject ranged from 15 to 24 months, depending on the enrollment rate.
Time frame: Baseline, Months 15, 18, 21 and 24
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