Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by high morbidity due to the limited regenerative capacity of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. Current drug treatments primarily manage symptoms but do not halt or reverse neuronal loss. Cellular replacement therapy has emerged as a potential strategy to restore dopaminergic function and address the underlying neuronal deficits. This study aims to evaluate the safety, feasibility, and efficacy of transplanting dopaminergic neurons into the brain to improve motor function and quality of life in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.
Patients with Parkinson's disease will be treated with autologous induced pluripotent stem cell-derived dopamine progenitor cells (iPSC-DAPs). These cells will be transplanted directly into the striatum to restore dopamine-producing capacity. Patients will be evaluated at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after transplantation for safety, feasibility, and efficacy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
12
4 million iPSC-DAPs will be administrated into the putamen on each side of the brain
The Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University School of Medicine
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Incidence and servility of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Incidence of adverse event (AE), serious adverse event(SAE) is defined as the composite of number and severity of adverse events, regardless of causality, clinical laboratory abnormalities, clinical meaningful changes from baseline
Time frame: From baseline to 12 months post surgery
changes in motor function
Changes in motor function that measured by Movement and Disorders Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (MDS-UPDRS) part III. TheMDA- UPDRS Part III score ranges from 0 to 132, with higher score indicating greater disability
Time frame: From baseline to 12 months post surgery
Changes in the Hoehn and Yahr scale
Hoehn and Yahr scale is used to provide a general estimate of clinical function of PD patients, combining functional deficits (disability) and objective signs (impairment). The Hoehn and Yahr score ranges from 0 to 5, with higher score indicating higher dysfunction of PD patients
Time frame: From baseline to 12 months post surgery
Changes in quality of life (QoL)
Measured by Parkinson's Disease Quality of Life Rating Scale (PDQ-39) from baseline to 12 months post surgery. PDQ-39 score ranges from 0 to 156 and provides the evidence of the quality of life of a PD patient. The higher the score, the lower the quality of life of PD patients.
Time frame: From baseline to 12 months post surgery
Change in PD medication usage
Change in the Parkinson's disease medication usage as defined by the levodopa equivalent daily dose (LEDD)
Time frame: From baseline to 12 months post surgery
18-F DAT PET uptake
Changes in putamen 18F DAT PET uptake that measured by PET/CT
Time frame: Baseline, 6 and 12 months post surgery
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