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Study of Mutations in Key Protein in Fruit Flies May Have Implications for Parkinson’s Disease

Studies of the fruit fly, or Drosophila melanogaster, have shown that a protein called clueless, or clu, is associated with the mitochondrial defects observed in Parkinson’s disease patients. The study showing that clu mutations lead to muscle degeneration, “Drosophila clueless is involved in Parkin-dependent mitophagy by promoting VCP-mediated Marf…

Last Patient Enrolled in Pivotal Phase 3 Parkinson’s Disease Trial, Cynapsus Therapeutics Says

Cynapsus Therapeutics has enrolled the final patient in its pivotal Phase 3 clinical study investigating the clinical effects of APL-130277, a fast-acting sublingual thin film for the treatment of debilitating OFF states in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Dose-titration phase results and a final evaluation of the study are expected to be released by the…

Phase 3 Study of Oral Therapy for ‘Off’ Episodes in Parkinson’s Now Enrolling Patients

Cynapsus Therapeutics recently provided an update on APL-130277, its sublingual formulation of apomorphine hydrochloride or apomorphine. Apomorphine injection is the only treatment approved for acute, intermittent “off” episodes in advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients. Motor symptoms such as tremor at rest, rigidity, and impaired movement or freezing, as well as difficulties with starting…

Data from Studies on PKAN and ‘Off’ Episodes in Parkinson’s Presented at 2016 Congress

Retrophin presented new data from a physician-initiated study of RE-024, the company’s investigational replacement therapy for pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration (PKAN), a rare movement disorder. The findings, from treatment in two adults with PKAN, suggest the treatment is both safe and effective, with patients showing clinical improvement and stable disease progression. These results, as well as…