Life Sciences A gene therapy called NLX-P101 dramatically reduces movement impairment in Parkinson’s patients, according to results of a Phase 2 study published in the journal Lancet Neurology. The approach introduces a gene into the brain to normalize chemical signaling.The study is the first successful randomized, double-blind clinical trial of a gene therapy for Parkinson’s or any neurologic disorder, and it represents the culmination of 20 years of research by study co-authors Dr. Michael Kaplitt, vice chairman for research in the Department of Neurological Surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College and a neurosurgeon at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, and Dr. Matthew During, originally at Yale University and now professor of molecular virology, immunology and medical genetics, neuroscience and neurological surgery at the Ohio State University.”Patients who received NLX-P101 showed a significant reduction in the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s, including tremor, rigidity and difficulty initiating movement,” says Dr. Kaplitt, who pioneered the approach and helped design the clinical trial. “This not only confirms the results of our Phase 1 trial performed at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell but also represents a major milestone in the development of gene therapy for a wide range of neurological diseases.””This is great news for the 1.5 million… Read full this story
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