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Papers: 19 Nov 2022 - 25 Nov 2022


2022 Dec


Lancet Neurol


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Safety and efficacy of continuous subcutaneous foslevodopa-foscarbidopa in patients with advanced Parkinson’s disease: a randomised, double-blind, active-controlled, phase 3 trial.

Authors

Soileau MJ, Aldred J, Budur K, Fisseha N, Fung V S, Jeong A, Kimber TE, Klos K, Litvan I, O'Neill D, Robieson WZ, Spindler MA, Standaert DG, Talapala S, Vaou E O, Zheng H, Facheris MF, Hauser RA
Lancet Neurol. 2022 Dec; 21(12):1099-1109.
PMID: 36402160.

Abstract

Levodopa is the most effective symptomatic therapy for Parkinson's disease, but patients with advanced Parkinson's disease develop motor fluctuations with chronic oral levodopa therapy. Foslevodopa-foscarbidopa is a soluble formulation of levodopa and carbidopa prodrugs that is delivered as a 24-h/day continuous subcutaneous infusion, and we aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of this formulation in patients with advanced Parkinson's disease.