Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39971932›Full record

ReviewNPJ Parkinson's disease2025

Prasinezumab slows motor progression in Parkinsons disease: beyond the clinical data.

Bin Xiao, Eng-King Tan

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Review in NPJ Parkinson's disease, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Progress of Immunotherapies in Parkinson's Disease.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026
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  5. Smart assistive technologies for neurodisorders: A review on AI, IoT, and wearable systems for enhanced patient care.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Bin XiaoDepartment of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore. xiao.bin@singhealth.com.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2986-4980
Eng-King TanDepartment of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore, Singapore. tan.eng.king@singhealth.com.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2977-9743

Funding

MOH | National Medical Research Council (NMRC) MOH-000660MOH | National Medical Research Council (NMRC) MOH-001272
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A post hoc subgroup analysis has suggested potential therapeutic benefits of prasinezumab, a humanized monoclonal anti-α-synuclein antibody, in patients with rapidly progressing Parkinson's disease (PD), despite initial trials showing limited impact on primary outcomes. Caution is needed due to the retrospective nature of subgroup analyses, and potential confounding factors that may have influenced the observed treatment effects in specific patient subsets. Critical considerations are provided here for designing and implementing preclinical studies and clinical trials involving monoclonal antibodies, suggesting that future research should prioritize refining preclinical models and optimizing biomarker-based patient selection to reduce risks of false trial outcomes, eventually advancing antibody-based therapies in PD effectively and safely.

Identifiers

PMID39971932
PMCPMC11839931

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