New Parkinson's drug BIIB094 passes first safety test in small trial
NCT ID NCT03976349
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-stage trial tested the safety of a new drug called BIIB094 in 62 adults with Parkinson's disease. The drug was given as a spinal injection to see if it is safe and how the body processes it. The study included people with and without certain genetic variations. Results will help decide if further testing is warranted.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BIIB094
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for Parkinson's disease by targeting a genetic pathway.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early Phase 1 trial focused on safety, not effectiveness. It is small (62 people) and may not lead to a working treatment. Side effects from the spinal injection are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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62 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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35 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to understand the purpose and risks of the study and provide signed and dated informed consent and authorization to use confidential health information in accordance with national and local participant privacy regulations. * Diagnosed with PD within 7 years at the time of initial enrollment (i.e., at time of SAD enrollment for rollover participants), without major motor fluctuations or dyskinesia that may interfere with study treatment and assessments in the opinion of the investigator after consultation with the Sponsor. * Modified Hoehn and Yahr Stage ≤ 3. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) score less than (\<) 23, dementia, or other significant cognitive impairment that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would interfere with study evaluation. * History of any brain surgery for PD or a history of focused ultrasound treatment at any time; or history of neuromodulation procedures. * Transient ischemic attack or stroke or any unexplained loss of consciousness within 1 year before Screening. * History of unstable angina, myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure, or clinically significant conduction abnormalities within 1 year before Screening. * Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus, as defined by having dosage adjustment of diabetic medication within 3 months before dosing (Day 1) or glycosylated hemoglobin value greater than or equal to (≥) 8 percent (%) at Screening. * History or positive test result at Screening for human immunodeficiency virus. * History or positive test result at Screening for hepatitis C virus antibody. NOTE: Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Alliance for Multispecialty Research
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37920, United States
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Hospital Clinic de Barcelona
Barcelona, 08036, Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, 28007, Spain
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Hospital General de Catalunya
Barcelona, Vizcaya, 08195, Spain
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Inland Northwest Research
Spokane, Washington, 99202, United States
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Laboratorios de Investigación Biocruces 3., Hospital de Cruces
Barakaldo, Bizkaia, 48903, Spain
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Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, QC H3A 2B4, Canada
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Neuro-SysMed Center
Bergen, 5053, Norway
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Northwestern University PD and Movement Disorders Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Oregon Health and Science University
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Queen Square (Neurology) CRF Site Institute of Neurology & the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery UCLH
London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
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Quest Research Institute
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Research Site
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Research Site
Seville, Spain
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Sourasky Medical Center
Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel
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St. Olav University Hospital
Trondheim, 7030, Norway
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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