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Hacker ML, Rajamani N, Neudorfer C, Hollunder B, Oxenford S, Li N, Sternberg AL, Davis TL, Konrad PE, Horn A, Charles D. Connectivity Profile for Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson Disease. Ann Neurol 2023; 94:271-284. [PMID: 37177857 PMCID: PMC10846105 DOI: 10.1002/ana.26674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to describe relationships between electrode localization and motor outcomes from the subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in early stage Parkinson disease (PD) pilot clinical trial. METHODS To determine anatomical and network correlates associated with motor outcomes for subjects randomized to early DBS (n = 14), voxelwise sweet spot mapping and structural connectivity analyses were carried out using outcomes of motor progression (Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale Part III [UPDRS-III] 7-day OFF scores [∆baseline➔24 months, MedOFF/StimOFF]) and symptomatic motor improvement (UPDRS-III ON scores [%∆baseline➔24 months, MedON/StimON]). RESULTS Sweet spot mapping revealed a location associated with slower motor progression in the dorsolateral STN (anterior/posterior commissure coordinates: 11.07 ± 0.82mm lateral, 1.83 ± 0.61mm posterior, 3.53 ± 0.38mm inferior to the midcommissural point; Montreal Neurological Institute coordinates: +11.25, -13.56, -7.44mm). Modulating fiber tracts from supplementary motor area (SMA) and primary motor cortex (M1) to the STN correlated with slower motor progression across STN DBS subjects, whereas fiber tracts originating from pre-SMA and cerebellum were negatively associated with motor progression. Robustness of the fiber tract model was demonstrated in leave-one-patient-out (R = 0.56, p = 0.02), 5-fold (R = 0.50, p = 0.03), and 10-fold (R = 0.53, p = 0.03) cross-validation paradigms. The sweet spot and fiber tracts associated with motor progression revealed strong similarities to symptomatic motor improvement sweet spot and connectivity in this early stage PD cohort. INTERPRETATION These results suggest that stimulating the dorsolateral region of the STN receiving input from M1 and SMA (but not pre-SMA) is associated with slower motor progression across subjects receiving STN DBS in early stage PD. This finding is hypothesis-generating and must be prospectively tested in a larger study. ANN NEUROL 2023;94:271-284.
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- Mallory L Hacker
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Einstein Center for Neurosciences Berlin, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Movement Disorder and Neuromodulation Unit, Department of Neurology, Department of Neurology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Free University of Berlin and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Center for Brain Circuit Therapeutics, Department of Neurology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
- Department of Neurosurgery and Center for Neurotechnology and Neurorecovery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Hacker M, Cannard G, Turchan M, Meystedt J, Davis T, Phibbs F, Hedera P, Konrad P, Charles D. Early subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in Parkinson's disease reduces long-term medication costs. Clin Neurol Neurosurg 2021; 210:106976. [PMID: 34666273 DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2021.106976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) is recognized as a safe and effective treatment in mid- and advanced-staged Parkinson's disease (PD) that decreases the need for PD medications and their associated costs. This study reports medication costs from the only clinical trial to evaluate DBS in patients with early-stage PD and projects costs through advanced-stage disease. METHODS The DBS in early-stage PD pilot was a prospective, single-blind clinical trial that randomized 30 patients with early-stage PD 1:1 to receive bilateral STN-DBS plus optimal drug therapy (ODT) or ODT alone. Subjects who completed the trial participated in an observational follow-up study and were evaluated annually for five years after randomization. PD medication data collected at each study visit were used to calculate and project medication costs (n = 28). RESULTS Five-year cumulative medication cost reduction with early DBS+ODT was $28,246. Mean annual medication cost for early DBS+ODT subjects was 2.4 times lower than early ODT subjects (β = 2.4, 95%CI:1.5-3.7, p = 0.0004). Early DBS+ODT is projected to reduce cumulative medication costs by $104,958 over 15 years of disease duration. CONCLUSION DBS in early-stage PD may provide long-term medication cost reduction compared to standard care.
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- Mallory Hacker
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States; Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 2201 Children's Way Suite 1221, Nashville, TN 37212.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States; Department of Neurology, University of Louisville, Academic Offices, 500 South Preston St., HSC-A Bldg. Suite 113, Louisville, KY 40202, United States.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1161 21st Ave. So., T4224 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232-2380, United States; Department of Neurosurgery, West Virginia University, Room 4300 HSS, Morgantown, WV 26506, United States.
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN 37232, United States.
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Current Therapies in Clinical Trials of Parkinson's Disease: A 2021 Update. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2021; 14:ph14080717. [PMID: 34451813 PMCID: PMC8398928 DOI: 10.3390/ph14080717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder that currently has no cure, but treatments are available to improve PD symptoms and maintain quality of life. In 2020, about 10 million people worldwide were living with PD. In 1970, the United States Food and Drug Administration approved the drug levodopa as a dopamine replacement to manage PD motor symptoms; levodopa-carbidopa combination became commercialized in 1975. After over 50 years of use, levodopa is still the gold standard for PD treatment. Unfortunately, levodopa therapy-induced dyskinesia and OFF symptoms remain unresolved. Therefore, we urgently need to analyze each current clinical trial's status and therapeutic strategy to discover new therapeutic approaches for PD treatment. We surveyed 293 registered clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov from 2008 to 16 June 2021. After excluded levodopa/carbidopa derivative add-on therapies, we identified 47 trials as PD treatment drugs or therapies. Among them, 19 trials are in phase I (41%), 25 trials are in phase II (53%), and 3 trials are in phase III (6%). The three phase-III trials use embryonic dopamine cell implant, 5-HT1A receptor agonist (sarizotan), and adenosine A2A receptor antagonist (caffeine). The therapeutic strategy of each trial shows 29, 5, 1, 5, 5, and 2 trials use small molecules, monoclonal antibodies, plasma therapy, cell therapy, gene therapy, and herbal extract, respectively. Additionally, we discuss the most potent drug or therapy among these trials. By systematically updating the current trial status and analyzing the therapeutic strategies, we hope this review can provide new ideas and insights for PD therapy development.
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Vissers MFJM, Heuberger JAAC, Groeneveld GJ. Targeting for Success: Demonstrating Proof-of-Concept with Mechanistic Early Phase Clinical Pharmacology Studies for Disease-Modification in Neurodegenerative Disorders. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1615. [PMID: 33562713 PMCID: PMC7915613 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22041615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Revised: 02/02/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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The clinical failure rate for disease-modifying treatments (DMTs) that slow or stop disease progression has been nearly 100% for the major neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), with many compounds failing in expensive and time-consuming phase 2 and 3 trials for lack of efficacy. Here, we critically review the use of pharmacological and mechanistic biomarkers in early phase clinical trials of DMTs in NDDs, and propose a roadmap for providing early proof-of-concept to increase R&D productivity in this field of high unmet medical need. A literature search was performed on published early phase clinical trials aimed at the evaluation of NDD DMT compounds using MESH terms in PubMed. Publications were selected that reported an early phase clinical trial with NDD DMT compounds between 2010 and November 2020. Attention was given to the reported use of pharmacodynamic (mechanistic and physiological response) biomarkers. A total of 121 early phase clinical trials were identified, of which 89 trials (74%) incorporated one or multiple pharmacodynamic biomarkers. However, only 65 trials (54%) used mechanistic (target occupancy or activation) biomarkers to demonstrate target engagement in humans. The most important categories of early phase mechanistic and response biomarkers are discussed and a roadmap for incorporation of a robust biomarker strategy for early phase NDD DMT clinical trials is proposed. As our understanding of NDDs is improving, there is a rise in potentially disease-modifying treatments being brought to the clinic. Further increasing the rational use of mechanistic biomarkers in early phase trials for these (targeted) therapies can increase R&D productivity with a quick win/fast fail approach in an area that has seen a nearly 100% failure rate to date.
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- Maurits F. J. M. Vissers
- Centre for Human Drug Research, Zernikedreef 8, 2333 CL Leiden, The Netherlands; (J.A.A.C.H.); (G.J.G.)
- Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Human Drug Research, Zernikedreef 8, 2333 CL Leiden, The Netherlands; (J.A.A.C.H.); (G.J.G.)
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- Centre for Human Drug Research, Zernikedreef 8, 2333 CL Leiden, The Netherlands; (J.A.A.C.H.); (G.J.G.)
- Leiden University Medical Center, Albinusdreef 2, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
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Hacker ML, Turchan M, Heusinkveld LE, Currie AD, Millan SH, Molinari AL, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Cannard KR, Wang L, Charles D. Deep brain stimulation in early-stage Parkinson disease: Five-year outcomes. Neurology 2020; 95:e393-e401. [PMID: 32601120 PMCID: PMC7455319 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000009946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Accepted: 01/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To report 5-year outcomes from the subthalamic nucleus (STN) deep brain stimulation (DBS) in early-stage Parkinson disease (PD) pilot clinical trial. METHODS The pilot was a prospective, single-blind clinical trial that randomized patients with early-stage PD (Hoehn & Yahr II off medications) to receive bilateral STN DBS plus optimal drug therapy (ODT) vs ODT alone (IDEG050016, NCT0282152, IRB040797). Participants who completed the 2-year trial participated in this observational follow-up study, which included annual outpatient visits through 5 years. This analysis includes 28 patients who were taking PD medications for 6 months to 4 years at enrollment. Outcomes were analyzed using both proportional odds logistic regression and linear mixed effects models. RESULTS Early STN DBS + ODT participants required lower levodopa equivalent daily doses (p = 0.04, β = -240 mg, 95% confidence interval [CI] -471 to -8) and had 0.06 times the odds of requiring polypharmacy at 5 years compared to early ODT participants (p = 0.01, odds ratio [OR] 0.06, 95% CI 0.00 to 0.65). The odds of having worse rest tremor for early STN DBS + ODT participants were 0.21 times those of early ODT participants (p < 0.001, OR 0.21, 95% CI 0.09 to 0.45). The safety profile was similar between groups. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that early DBS reduces the need for and complexity of PD medications while providing long-term motor benefit over standard medical therapy. Further investigation is warranted, and the Food and Drug Administration has approved the conduct of a prospective, multicenter, pivotal clinical trial of DBS in early-stage PD (IDEG050016). CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that DBS implanted in early-stage PD decreases the risk of disease progression and polypharmacy compared to optimal medical therapy alone.
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- Mallory L Hacker
- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD.
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.D.C., S.H.M., A.L.M., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.), Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), and Biostatistics (L.W.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; and Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda, MD
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Grace Cannard K, Hacker ML, Molinari A, Heusinkveld LE, Currie AD, Charles D. Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Trials of Deep Brain Stimulation in Early-Stage Parkinson's Disease: Past Experiences and Future Considerations. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2019; 8:421-428. [PMID: 30010145 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-181381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical trials are often hindered by inadequate patient recruitment. Overly optimistic investigator predictions of participation can lead to unmet recruitment goals and costly trial extensions. A patient-focused approach estimating recruitment in clinical trials may provide higher accuracy. OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility of recruitment in a future deep brain stimulation (DBS) in early-stage Parkinson's disease (PD) multicenter trial by understanding motivations and concerns to participation of past and potential future DBS in early-stage PD clinical trial subjects. METHODS To identify motivating factors and barriers influencing trial participation, an end-of-trial survey was administered to subjects enrolled in a DBS in early-stage PD pilot trial with subjects randomized to receive DBS plus optimal drug therapy (DBS+ODT) or ODT alone (NCT#00282152, IDE#G050016). Pilot trial survey results were analyzed in conjunction with results of a previously-reported survey querying PD patients about potential participation in a trial for DBS in early-stage PD with similar inclusion/exclusion criteria. RESULTS Pilot trial subjects reported high levels of satisfaction with their participation in the study. Similar motivations and barriers to participation were expressed in comparable proportions by subjects who successfully completed the pilot trial and patients with early-stage PD considering enrollment in a comparable DBS study. CONCLUSIONS The FDA has approved a prospective, randomized, double-blind, phase III, multicenter, pivotal clinical trial evaluating DBS in early-stage PD (IDE#G050016). These results suggest that the successful recruitment and retention of early-stage PD subjects, as observed in the pilot trial, is attainable in a future pivotal trial.
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- K Grace Cannard
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,College of Medicine, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Mallach A, Weinert M, Arthur J, Gveric D, Tierney TS, Alavian KN. Post mortem examination of Parkinson's disease brains suggests decline in mitochondrial biomass, reversed by deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus. FASEB J 2019; 33:6957-6961. [PMID: 30862197 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201802628r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is the most commonly used surgical treatment for Parkinson's disease (PD). The disease-modifying aspects of DBS at a cellular level are not fully understood, and the key question of the effect of DBS on the degeneration of the dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) remains to be answered. A major technical hurdle in determining any neuroprotective effect by DBS is its use in mid- to late-stage patients with PD when a majority of the DA neurons have been lost. In this work, we hypothesized that the long-term clinical benefits of DBS are, at least in part, due to a neuromodulatory effect on the SNpc neurons. These changes would affect cellular energetics and mitochondrial metabolism. We examined the number and volume of mitochondria as well as their vicinity to the DA presynaptic terminals postmortem caudate and putamen of 3 healthy individuals, 4 PD cases, and 3 DBS-treated patients. PD seems to have caused an increase in the mean distance between mitochondria and presynaptic terminals as well as a decrease in mean mitochondrial volume and numbers in DA projections. Although there was no difference in distance between mitochondria and presynaptic terminals of SNpc neurons in PD brains vs. DBS-treated brains, DBS treatment seemed to have inhibited or reversed the reduction in mitochondrial volume and numbers caused by PD. These results suggest enhanced metabolic plasticity leading to neuroprotection in the SNpc as a result of STN-DBS.-Mallach, A., Weinert, M., Arthur, J., Gveric, D., Tierney, T. S., Alavian, K. N. Post mortem examination of Parkinson's disease brains suggests decline in mitochondrial biomass, reversed by deep brain stimulation of subthalamic nucleus.
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- Anna Mallach
- Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Neurosurgery, Nicklaus Children's Hospital, Miami, Florida, USA; and
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- Division of Brain Sciences, Department of Medicine, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.,Section of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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Hacker ML, DeLong MR, Turchan M, Heusinkveld LE, Ostrem JL, Molinari AL, Currie AD, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Cannard KR, Drye LT, Sternberg AL, Shade DM, Tonascia J, Charles D. Effects of deep brain stimulation on rest tremor progression in early stage Parkinson disease. Neurology 2018; 91:e463-e471. [PMID: 29959266 PMCID: PMC6093763 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000005903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the progression of individual motor features was influenced by early deep brain stimulation (DBS), a post hoc analysis of Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale-III (UPDRS-III) score (after a 7-day washout) was conducted from the 2-year DBS in early Parkinson disease (PD) pilot trial dataset. METHODS The prospective pilot trial enrolled patients with PD aged 50-75 years, treated with PD medications for 6 months-4 years, and no history of dyskinesia or other motor fluctuations, who were randomized to receive optimal drug therapy (ODT) or DBS plus ODT (DBS + ODT). At baseline and 6, 12, 18, and 24 months, all patients stopped all PD therapy for 1 week (medication and stimulation, if applicable). UPDRS-III "off" item scores were compared between the ODT and DBS + ODT groups (n = 28); items with significant between-group differences were analyzed further. RESULTS UPDRS-III "off" rest tremor score change from baseline to 24 months was worse in patients receiving ODT vs DBS + ODT (p = 0.002). Rest tremor slopes from baseline to 24 months favored DBS + ODT both "off" and "on" therapy (p < 0.001, p = 0.003, respectively). More ODT patients developed new rest tremor in previously unaffected limbs than those receiving DBS + ODT (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS These results suggest the possibility that DBS in early PD may slow rest tremor progression. Future investigation in a larger cohort is needed, and these findings will be tested in the Food and Drug Administration-approved, phase III, pivotal, multicenter clinical trial evaluating DBS in early PD. CLASSIFICATION OF EVIDENCE This study provides Class II evidence that for patients with early PD, DBS may slow the progression of rest tremor.
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- Mallory L Hacker
- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
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- From the Departments of Neurology (M.L.H., M.T., L.E.H., A.L.M., A.D.C., T.L.D., F.T.P., P.H., D.C.) and Neurosurgery (P.E.K.), Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN; Department of Neurology (M.R.D.), Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA; Laboratory of Molecular Immunology (L.E.H.), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD; Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center (J.L.O.), Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco; Department of Neurology (K.R.C.), Walter Reed National Military Center, Bethesda; and Department of Epidemiology (L.T.D., A.L.S., D.M.S., J.T.), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.
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Heusinkveld L, Hacker M, Turchan M, Bollig M, Tamargo C, Fisher W, McLaughlin L, Martig A, Charles D. Patient Perspectives on Deep Brain Stimulation Clinical Research in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2017; 7:89-94. [PMID: 27911344 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-161031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Abstract
The FDA has approved a multicenter, double-blind, Phase III, pivotal trial testing deep brain stimulation (DBS) in 280 people with very early stage Parkinson's disease (PD; IDE#G050016). In partnership with The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, we conducted a survey to investigate motivating factors, barriers, and gender differences among potentially eligible patients for participation in a trial testing DBS in early PD compared to standard medical treatment. The majority of survey respondents (72%) indicated they would consider learning more about participating. Early PD patients are therefore likely to consider enrolling in trials of invasive therapies that may slow symptom progression and help future patients.
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- Lauren Heusinkveld
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.,Laboratory of Molecular Immunology, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, New York, NY, USA
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- The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease Is Not Associated with Increased Body Mass Index. PARKINSONS DISEASE 2017; 2017:7163801. [PMID: 28676842 PMCID: PMC5476892 DOI: 10.1155/2017/7163801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2017] [Accepted: 04/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Previous studies suggest that deep brain stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN-DBS) for Parkinson's disease (PD) leads to weight gain. This study analyzes changes in body mass index (BMI) in 29 subjects from a prospective, single-blind trial of DBS in early stage PD (age 50–75, Hoehn & Yahr stage II off medication, treated with antiparkinsonian medications for ≥6 months but <4 years, and without a history of motor fluctuations, dyskinesias, or dementia). Subjects were randomized to DBS plus optimal drug therapy (DBS+ODT; n = 15) or ODT (n = 14) and followed for 24 months. Weight and height were recorded at baseline and each follow-up visit and used to calculate BMI. BMIs were compared within and between groups using nonparametric t-tests. Mean BMI at baseline was 29.7 in the ODT group and 32.3 in the DBS+ODT group (p > 0.05). BMI change over two years was not different between the groups (p = 0.62, ODT = −0.89; DBS+ODT = −0.17). This study suggests that STN-DBS is not associated with weight gain in subjects with early stage PD. This finding will be tested in an upcoming FDA-approved phase III multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, pivotal clinical trial evaluating DBS in early stage PD (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00282152).
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Hacker ML, Currie AD, Molinari AL, Turchan M, Millan SM, Heusinkveld LE, Roach J, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Neimat JS, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Byrne DW, Charles D. Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation May Reduce Medication Costs in Early Stage Parkinson's Disease. JOURNAL OF PARKINSONS DISEASE 2017; 6:125-31. [PMID: 26967937 PMCID: PMC4927876 DOI: 10.3233/jpd-150712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) is well-known to reduce medication burden in advanced stage Parkinson's disease (PD). Preliminary data from a prospective, single blind, controlled pilot trial demonstrated that early stage PD subjects treated with STN-DBS also required less medication than those treated with optimal drug therapy (ODT). OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to analyze medication cost and utilization from the pilot trial of DBS in early stage PD and to project 10 year medication costs. METHODS Medication data collected at each visit were used to calculate medication costs. Medications were converted to levodopa equivalent daily dose, categorized by medication class, and compared. Medication costs were projected to advanced stage PD, the time when a typical patient may be offered DBS. RESULTS Medication costs increased 72% in the ODT group and decreased 16% in the DBS+ODT group from baseline to 24 months. This cost difference translates into a cumulative savings for the DBS+ODT group of $7,150 over the study period. Projected medication cost savings over 10 years reach $64,590. Additionally, DBS+ODT subjects were 80% less likely to require polypharmacy compared with ODT subjects at 24 months (p < 0.05; OR = 0.2; 95% CI: 0.04-0.97). CONCLUSIONS STN-DBS in early PD reduced medication cost over the two-year study period. DBS may offer substantial long-term reduction in medication cost by maintaining a simplified, low dose medication regimen. Further study is needed to confirm these findings, and the FDA has approved a pivotal, multicenter clinical trial evaluating STN-DBS in early PD.
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- Mallory L Hacker
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, West End, Suite Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, USA
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Hacker ML, Tonascia J, Turchan M, Currie A, Heusinkveld L, Konrad PE, Davis TL, Neimat JS, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Wang L, Shi Y, Shade DM, Sternberg AL, Drye LT, Charles D. Deep brain stimulation may reduce the relative risk of clinically important worsening in early stage Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2015; 21:1177-83. [PMID: 26306000 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2015.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2015] [Revised: 07/09/2015] [Accepted: 08/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Vanderbilt pilot trial of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in early Parkinson's disease (PD) enrolled patients on medications six months to four years without motor fluctuations or dyskinesias. We conducted a patient-centered analysis based on clinically important worsening of motor symptoms and complications of medical therapy for all subjects and a subset of subjects with a more focused medication duration. Continuous outcomes were also analyzed for this focused cohort. METHODS A post hoc analysis was conducted on all subjects from the pilot and a subset of subjects taking PD medications 1-4 years at enrollment. Clinically important worsening is defined as both a ≥ 3 point increase in UPDRS Part III and a ≥ 1 point increase in Part IV. RESULTS DBS plus optimal drug therapy (DBS + ODT) subjects experienced a 50-80% reduction in the relative risk of worsening after two years. The DBS + ODT group was improved compared to optimal drug therapy (ODT) at each time point on Total UPDRS and Part III (p = 0.04, p = 0.02, respectively, at 24 months). Total UPDRS, Part IV, and PDQ-39 scores significantly worsened in the ODT group after two years (p < 0.003), with no significant change in the DBS + ODT group. CONCLUSIONS DBS + ODT in early PD may reduce the risk of clinically important worsening. These findings further confirm the need to determine if DBS + ODT is superior to medical therapy for managing symptoms, reducing the complications of medications, and improving quality of life. The FDA has approved the conduct of a large-scale, pivotal clinical trial of DBS in early stage PD.
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Affiliation(s)
- Mallory L Hacker
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, 4340 Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, 37232-8618, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University, 4340 Village at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, 37232-8618, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 11000, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 11000, Nashville, TN, 37212, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 615 N Wolfe St., Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University, 1611 21st Ave S., A-0118 Medical Center North, Nashville, TN, 37232-2551, United States
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Deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2015; 21:347-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.10.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2014] [Accepted: 10/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Charles D, Konrad PE, Neimat JS, Molinari AL, Tramontana MG, Finder SG, Gill CE, Bliton MJ, Kao C, Phibbs FT, Hedera P, Salomon RM, Cannard KR, Wang L, Song Y, Davis TL. Subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation in early stage Parkinson's disease. Parkinsonism Relat Disord 2014; 20:731-7. [PMID: 24768120 DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2014.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2013] [Revised: 03/06/2014] [Accepted: 03/17/2014] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is an effective and approved therapy for advanced Parkinson's disease (PD), and a recent study suggests efficacy in mid-stage disease. This manuscript reports the results of a pilot trial investigating preliminary safety and tolerability of DBS in early PD. METHODS Thirty subjects with idiopathic PD (Hoehn & Yahr Stage II off medication), age 50-75, on medication ≥6 months but ≤4 years, and without motor fluctuations or dyskinesias were randomized to optimal drug therapy (ODT) (n = 15) or DBS + ODT (n = 15). Co-primary endpoints were the time to reach a 4-point worsening from baseline in the UPDRS-III off therapy and the change in levodopa equivalent daily dose from baseline to 24 months. RESULTS As hypothesized, the mean UPDRS total and part III scores were not significantly different on or off therapy at 24 months. Medication requirements in the DBS + ODT group were lower at all time points with a maximal difference at 18 months. With a few exceptions, differences in neuropsychological functioning were not significant. Two subjects in the DBS + ODT group suffered serious adverse events; remaining adverse events were mild or transient. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that subjects with early stage PD will enroll in and complete trials testing invasive therapies and provides preliminary evidence that DBS is well tolerated in early PD. The results of this trial provide the data necessary to design a large, phase III, double-blind, multicenter trial investigating the safety and efficacy of DBS in early PD.
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- David Charles
- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA.
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Center for Healthcare Ethics, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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- Department of Neurology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, USA
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