Movement Disorders

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The director of movement disorders at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute talked about alternative approaches for treating essential tremor beyond medications, and developments in the diagnostic criteria for Lewy body disorders. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Catch up on any of the neurology news headlines you may have missed over the course of July 2023, compiled all into one place by the NeurologyLive® team.

Patients who continued on active treatment into the open-label extension saw continued improvements in their condition after 14 weeks.

ANPD001, an autologous cell therapy derived from patient-derived iPSCs, is designed to replace lost dopamine neurons in patients with Parkinson disease.

The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discussed patient reluctance towards new treatments for Parkinson disease and the role of education in defining treatment expectations for patients. [WATCH TIME: 4 minutes]

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The director of movement disorders at the Banner Sun Health Research Institute discussed the challenges in diagnosing atypical Parkinsonian disorders and the potential role of biomarkers in improving diagnostic accuracy. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Positive data from the 25 mg cohort study exploring Larimar Therapeutics’ CTI-1601 has been submitted to the FDA, with a meeting scheduled with the agency later this quarter to discuss steps for a phase 2 trial.

The director of the Movement Disorders Center at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, a part of Baylor Scott & White Health, discussed the current state of treatment for Parkinson disease and gene therapy as a promising treatment for the management of the disease. [WATCH TIME: 5 minutes]

Because its gut-acting and gut-restricted, the safety profile of DGX-001 was considered advantageous in comparison to traditional neuropsychiatric therapies.

Phase 1 trial results investigating UB-312 revealed target engagement of aggregated alpha-synuclein in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with Parkinson disease, providing validation of the vaccine technology to selectively target aggregated, toxic forms of neurodegenerative proteins.

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Andreas Muehler, MD, and Hella Kohlhof, PhD, provided answers on a recently published analysis showing considerable activation of nuclear receptor related 1 with vidofludimus calcium, an agent in development for various forms of multiple sclerosis.

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Based on the positive findings, the company intends to submit a new drug application to the FDA before the end of 2023, with regulatory filings in additional markets to follow in 2024.

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