New pill

[Annieartist]

Who knows about the pill being developed and trialled that halts Parkinsons profession?

[Annieartist]

Sorry that was progression. It was reported in Australia- I’ll attach a link when I have a laptop

[Annieartist]

Thanks

[MBAnderson in reply to Annieartist]

Was that the drug you had in mind?

[MBAnderson in reply to MBAnderson]

youtube.com/watch?v=tPGCvqK...(Not working as expected?)

[MBAnderson in reply to MBAnderson]

PS. Still, it's a long way from there to here.

[parkie13 in reply to MBAnderson]

I'm going to say not in my lifetime. Did they give you a clue of what kind of drug is it and what does it do.

[MBAnderson in reply to MBAnderson]

PSS.

drugs.com/fda-approval-proc...

[ElliotGreen in reply to MBAnderson]

They say the drug is called Cu-atsm.

EDIT: What’s the story with CuATSM?

als.ca/blogs/whats-the-stor...

[Annieartist in reply to MBAnderson]

Yes

[jayb12]

15 Years and still not ready? Not impressed. The Medical Industry has not ever cured any disease. They should be called Money Care Not "Health" Care, so obvious. Well, they have cured Wellness. Cure is a 4 letter word to them.

[Coling]

i took part in a trial but only for 3 months and did not notice much difference but admitedly most went on to do 9 months i stopped because i got shingles and also was early in symptoms so more difficult to detect or maybe its a case of not one drug works for everyone

[LindaP50 in reply to Coling]

good for you to participate in a trial - sorry you got shingles.

[WinnieThePoo]

This is our old friend that there have been several threads about with banner headlines like "stops PD in its tracks". It's the one MJFF have funded research into michaeljfox.org/news/pill-s...

The "news" is the phase 1 human trials have happened and seem positive ( so presumably no adverse events - the main purpose of phase 1) and hopefully it will progress to a phase 2 in a reasonable time frame.

[jenniferdunstan in reply to WinnieThePoo]

Thank you for your positive response. Just because it took 15 years to get to this point, doesn't predict the timing of the next phase. I wonder though why MJFF isn't doing its own research in view of the positive initial outcomes..

[MBAnderson in reply to WinnieThePoo]

If they are at the point where they haven't yet decided to have a phase II trial, I would guess that the soonest they could get to market, if everything went well, odds of which are really unfavorable, would be 6 years and more like 7 or 8 .

[WinnieThePoo in reply to MBAnderson]

I understand it is possible to get approval after phase 2 if the study design, size and outcomes meet criteria and carry out phase 3 as phase 4. Usually for new cancer drugs. It's not normal, but may be possible.

[MCC950]

I think this is the article you might be talking about:

thenewdaily.com.au/life/wel...

[gwendolinej]

The Royal Melbourne Hospital (Australia) has just completed this trial. When my husband attended the Movement Disorder Clinic there a few weeks ago, I asked about it. The neurologist said they were assessing the results. Will ask again if they don’t release results soon.

[angeltoday33]

What is this Silver bullet? Wouldn't this be wonderful Bryan

[Astra7]

It seems to deliver copper to the brain. Does this imply we need more copper? My copper was really high when I had my initial blood tests. I thought too much copper was a bad thing. It’s all so confusing ☹️

[park_bear in reply to Astra7]

Too much copper is a bad thing. Possibly this drug helps cells to absorb needed copper that for some reason they are not properly absorbing. Another possibility – patients on drug trials receive really good care. This is an uncontrolled phase I trial, so patients may be responding to good care or to placebo effect.