Status:

COMPLETED

Phase 1 Safety and Tolerability Study of MSK-DA01 Cell Therapy for Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Lead Sponsor:

BlueRock Therapeutics

Collaborating Sponsors:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Conditions:

Advanced Parkinson's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-78 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This clinical trial is designed to test whether surgically injecting nerve cells that make dopamine into the brain of Parkinson's disease patients is safe, and to monitor for potential side effects.

Detailed Description

Subjects will undergo surgical transplantation of the dopamine-producing cells under general anesthesia into a part of the brain called the putamen. Subjects then take medicines to partially suppress ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age 50-78 years old (Canada)
  • Age 60-78 years old (United States)
  • Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease made between 3 to 20 years ago
  • Taking levodopa, but with complications of therapy such as wearing off and/or dyskinesia
  • Able to participate in all study visits and evaluations, including brain MRI and PET scan
  • Existence of a study partner who may act as potential surrogate over long term for ongoing consent

Exclusion

  • Diagnosis of primary mitochondrial disorder, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis or other neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease
  • Prior Deep Brain Stimulation , lesion therapy, or gene therapy for PD
  • Prior surgical or radiation therapy to the brain or spinal cord
  • Any medical condition resulting in high risk of immunosuppressive drugs, including any active infectious disease
  • Inability to temporarily stop anti-platelet agents or other anti-coagulant medications without serious risk
  • Previous or currently active malignant disease within the past 5 years, except basal cell carcinoma or in situ uterine cervical carcinoma that have been treated
  • Severe obesity (\>350 lbs) or any condition that prevents use of PET/MRI
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Contraindication to surgery or general anesthesia
  • In the opinion of the investigator, any other condition regarded as making subject unsuitable for trial

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 3 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 10 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04802733

Start Date

May 3 2021

End Date

June 10 2024

Last Update

November 1 2024

Active Locations (3)

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University of California Irvine

Orange, California, United States, 92868

2

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, United States, 10065

3

Toronto Western Hospital

Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T 2S8