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ReviewJournal of neurology2024

An update on immune-based alpha-synuclein trials in Parkinson's disease.

Maha Alfaidi, Roger A Barker, Wei-Li Kuan

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Review in Journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Progress of Immunotherapies in Parkinson's Disease.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026
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  20. Exidavnemab binds to aggregated α-synuclein in human brains affected by α-synucleinopathies.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Maha AlfaidiJohn Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0PY, UK. m.alfaidi2@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-1380-9935
Roger A BarkerJohn Van Geest Centre for Brain Repair and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0PY, UK.
Wei-Li KuanALBORADA Drug Discovery Institute, Cambridge, CB2 0AH, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a prevalent, chronic neurodegenerative disorder characterised by the progressive loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra and other brain regions. The aggregation of alpha-synuclein (α-syn) into Lewy bodies and neurites is a key pathological feature associated with PD and its progression. Many therapeutic studies aim to target these aggregated forms of α-syn to potentially slow down or stop disease progression in PD. This review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent clinical trials involving vaccines and monoclonal antibodies targeting α-syn. Specifically, UB-312, AFFITOPE PD01A, PD03A and ACI-7104.056 are designed to provoke an immune response against α-syn (active immunisation), while Prasinezumab and Cinpanemab, MEDI1341 and Lu AF82422 focus on directly targeting α-syn aggregates (passive immunisation). Despite some promising results, challenges such as variable efficacy and trial discontinuations persist. Future research must address these challenges to advance disease-modifying therapies for PD around this therapeutic target.

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alpha-SynucleinParkinson DiseaseAntibodies, MonoclonalClinical Trials as TopicHumansImmunotherapyVaccinesalpha-SynucleinAntibodies, MonoclonalVaccinesClinical trialsImmune therapyNeurodegenerationParkinson’s disease (PD)α-Synuclein (α-syn)

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PMID39666171
PMCPMC11638298

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