1. A Double-Blind, Delayed-Start Trial of Rasagiline in Parkinson's Disease
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Olanow, Cw, Rascol, O, Hauser, R, Feigin, Pd, Jankovic, J, Lang, A, Langston, W, Melamed, E, Poewe, W, Stocchi, F, Tolosa, E, ADAGIO STUDY INVESTIGATORS, Collaborators, Bueri, J, Garretto, N, Gershanik, O, Giannaula, R, Micheli, F, Wolf, E, Guttman, M, Hobson, D, Jog, M, King, D, Mendis, T, Miyasaki, J, Panisset, M, Pourcher, E, Rajput, A, Ranawaya, R, Tsui, J, Cesaro, P, Damier, P, Destee, A, Durif, F, Slaoui, T, Tison, F, Viallet, F, Deuschl, G, Gasser, T, Ludolph, A, Oehlwein, C, Przuntek, H, Reifschneider, G, Schnitzler, A, Trenkwalder, C, Bokor, M, Katona, A, Lajtos, J, Nikl, J, Takats, A, Valikovics, A, Badarny, S, Djaldetti, R, Giladi, N, Hassin, S, Rabey, Jm, Reches, A, Schwartz, M, Wirguin, I, Albanese, A, Bentivoglio, A, Bonuccelli, U, Calzetti, S, Comi, G, Curatola, L, Ferrarese, C, Lamberti, P, Marconi, R, Martignoni, E, Meco, Giuseppe, Ruggieri, Stefano, Bomhof, Ma, Hovestadt, A, Krul, Jm, Leenders, Kl, Cunha, L, Ferreira, J, Bajenaru, Oa, Carciumaru, N, Bulboaca, Ac, Pascu, I, Simu, M, Calopa, M, FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA JM, Kulisevsky, J, Linazasoro, C, Miquel, F, Posada, Ij, Martí, Mj, Burn, D, Macmahon, D, Barker, R, Allen, N, Barbour, P, Bertoni, J, Bharucha, K, Bose, S, Drasby, E, Elble, R, Elmer, L, Evans, B, Factor, S, Fernandez, H, Friedman, J, Hull, K, Golbe, L, Goudreau, J, Guttuso, T, Hassan, M, Hermanowicz, N, Houser, M, Hurtig, H, Isaacson, S, Jennings, D, Kompoliti, A, Morgan, J, Murphy, J, Nausieda, P, Pahwa, R, Parashos, S, O'Suilleabhain, P, Racette, B, Reich, S, Roberts, J, Rothstein, T, Sahay, A, SAINT HILAIRE, M, Schiess, M, Scott, B, Shahed, J, Simuni, T, Singer, C, Smith, R, Struck, L, Sutton, J, Swope, D, Tagliati, M, Tetrud, J, Togasaki, D, Watts, R., Olanow, C, Rascol, O, Hauser, R, Feigin, P, Jankovic, J, Lang, A, Langston, W, Melamed, E, Poewe, W, Stocchi, F, Tolosa, E, ADAGIO Study, I, Bueri, J, Garretto, N, Gershanik, O, Giannaula, R, Micheli, F, Wolf, E, Guttman, M, Hobson, D, Jog, M, King, D, Mendis, T, Miyasaki, J, Panisset, M, Pourcher, E, Rajput, A, Ranawaya, R, Tsui, J, Cesaro, P, Damier, P, Destee, A, Durif, F, Slaoui, T, Tison, F, Viallet, F, Deuschl, G, Gasser, T, Ludolph, A, Oehlwein, C, Przuntek, H, Reifschneider, G, Schnitzler, A, Trenkwalder, C, Bokor, M, Katona, A, Lajtos, J, Nikl, J, Takats, A, Valikovics, A, Badarny, S, Djaldetti, R, Giladi, N, Hassin, S, Rabey, J, Reches, A, Schwartz, M, Wirguin, I, Albanese, A, Bentivoglio, A, Bonuccelli, U, Calzetti, S, Comi, G, Curatola, L, Ferrarese, C, Lamberti, P, Marconi, R, Martignoni, E, Meco, G, Ruggieri, S, Bomhof, M, Hovestadt, A, Krul, J, Leenders, K, Cunha, L, Ferreira, J, Bajenaru, O, Carciumaru, N, Bulboaca, A, Pascu, I, Simu, M, Calopa, M, Fernández García, J, Kulisevsky, J, Linazasoro, C, Miquel, F, Posada, I, Martí, M, Burn, D, Macmahon, D, Barker, R, Allen, N, Barbour, P, Bertoni, J, Bharucha, K, Bose, S, Drasby, E, Elble, R, Elmer, L, Evans, B, Factor, S, Fernandez, H, Friedman, J, Hull, K, Golbe, L, Goudreau, J, Guttuso, T, Hassan, M, Hermanowicz, N, Houser, M, Hurtig, H, Isaacson, S, Jennings, D, Kompoliti, A, Morgan, J, Murphy, J, Nausieda, P, Pahwa, R, Parashos, S, O'Suilleabhain, P, Racette, B, Reich, S, Roberts, J, Rothstein, T, Sahay, A, Saint Hilaire, M, Schiess, M, Scott, B, Shahed, J, Simuni, T, Singer, C, Smith, R, Struck, L, Sutton, J, Swope, D, Tagliati, M, Tetrud, J, Togasaki, D, and Watts, R
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Adult ,Male ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors ,Parkinson's disease ,Neuroprotective Agent ,Severe disease ,Placebo ,Severity of Illness Index ,Placebo group ,Drug Administration Schedule ,Central nervous system disease ,Double blind ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,Double-Blind Method ,Severity of illness ,Humans ,Rasagiline ,Medicine ,Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor ,Aged ,Dose-Response Relationship, Drug ,business.industry ,Indan ,Parkinson Disease ,General Medicine ,Middle Aged ,medicine.disease ,Surgery ,Neuroprotective Agents ,chemistry ,Research Design ,Anesthesia ,Indans ,Female ,business ,Human - Abstract
BACKGROUND: A therapy that slows disease progression is the major unmet need in Parkinson's disease. METHODS: In this double-blind trial, we examined the possibility that rasagiline has disease-modifying effects in Parkinson's disease. A total of 1176 subjects with untreated Parkinson's disease were randomly assigned to receive rasagiline (at a dose of either 1 mg or 2 mg per day) for 72 weeks (the early-start group) or placebo for 36 weeks followed by rasagiline (at a dose of either 1 mg or 2 mg per day) for 36 weeks (the delayed-start group). To determine a positive result with either dose, the early-start treatment group had to meet each of three hierarchical end points of the primary analysis based on the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS, a 176-point scale, with higher numbers indicating more severe disease): superiority to placebo in the rate of change in the UPDRS score between weeks 12 and 36, superiority to delayed-start treatment in the change in the score between baseline and week 72, and noninferiority to delayed-start treatment in the rate of change in the score between weeks 48 and 72. RESULTS: Early-start treatment with rasagiline at a dose of 1 mg per day met all end points in the primary analysis: a smaller mean (+/-SE) increase (rate of worsening) in the UPDRS score between weeks 12 and 36 (0.09+/-0.02 points per week in the early-start group vs. 0.14+/-0.01 points per week in the placebo group, P=0.01), less worsening in the score between baseline and week 72 (2.82+/-0.53 points in the early-start group vs. 4.52+/-0.56 points in the delayed-start group, P=0.02), and noninferiority between the two groups with respect to the rate of change in the UPDRS score between weeks 48 and 72 (0.085+/-0.02 points per week in the early-start group vs. 0.085+/-0.02 points per week in the delayed-start group, P
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- 2009