Gene Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trial

Summary

This Phase I clinical trial is the first step in testing gene therapy. This study is called a "Safety/Toxicity" study by the Food and Drug Administration, and primarily aims to determine whether the experimental protocol is safe for humans. It will determine whether the study procedure causes side effects in humans, and may also give us a preliminary sense of whether this will be effective in combating Alzheimer's disease in humans.

Timeline

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Primary completion

2003-11

Completion

2003-11

Publications

• Background Smith DE, Roberts J, Gage FH, Tuszynski MH. Age-associated neuronal atrophy occurs in the primate brain and is reversible by growth factor gene therapy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Sep 14;96(19):10893-8. doi: 10.1073/pnas.96.19.10893.
• Background Conner JM, Darracq MA, Roberts J, Tuszynski MH. Nontropic actions of neurotrophins: subcortical nerve growth factor gene delivery reverses age-related degeneration of primate cortical cholinergic innervation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Feb 13;98(4):1941-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.98.4.1941.
• Results Tuszynski MH, Thal L, Pay M, Salmon DP, U HS, Bakay R, Patel P, Blesch A, Vahlsing HL, Ho G, Tong G, Potkin SG, Fallon J, Hansen L, Mufson EJ, Kordower JH, Gall C, Conner J. A phase 1 clinical trial of nerve growth factor gene therapy for Alzheimer disease. Nat Med. 2005 May;11(5):551-5. doi: 10.1038/nm1239. Epub 2005 Apr 24.
• Tuszynski MH. Growth Factor Gene Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2024;101(s1):S433-S441. doi: 10.3233/JAD-240545.

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