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prasinezumab

Contraindications: - of no benefit for early Parkinson's disease [1] * antibody at center of scientific miscoduct investigation - papers cited on the web site of its developer, Prothena, are full of manipulated images [2] Mechanism of action: - monoclonal antibody that targets alpha-synuclein aggregates [1]

Interactions

drug adverse effects of pharmaceutical monoclonal antibodies

General

pharmaceutical monoclonal antibody neurologic agent

References

  1. Pagano G et al. Trial of prasinezumab in early-stage Parkinson's disease. N Engl J Med 2022 Aug 4;387:421. PMID: 35921451 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMoa2202867 - Whone A. Monoclonal antibody therapy in Parkinson's disease - The end? N Engl J Med 2022 Aug 4;387:466. PMID: 35921458 https://www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/NEJMe2207681
  2. Pillar C Picture imperfect. Scores of papers by Eliezer Masliah, prominent neuroscientist and top NIH official, fall under suspicion. Science Sept 26, 2024 https://www.science.org/content/article/research-misconduct-finding-neuroscientist-eliezer-masliah-papers-under-suspicion