R(+)PPX High Dose Treatment of ALS

Summary

R(+)pramipexole is administered in escalating doses to patients with early ALS. Plasma and spinal fluid levels of R(+)PPX are monitored, in addition to biochemical markers of oxidative stress.

Timeline

Start

2007-08

Primary completion

2008-09

Completion

2009-01

Publications

• Results Wang H, Larriviere KS, Keller KE, Ware KA, Burns TM, Conaway MA, Lacomis D, Pattee GL, Phillips LH 2nd, Solenski NJ, Zivkovic SA, Bennett JP Jr. R+ pramipexole as a mitochondrially focused neuroprotectant: initial early phase studies in ALS. Amyotroph Lateral Scler. 2008 Feb;9(1):50-8. doi: 10.1080/17482960701791234.

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