Blood-Brain-Barrier Disruption With Cerezyme in Patient's With Parkinson's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04370665 |
Recruitment Status :
Active, not recruiting
First Posted : May 1, 2020
Last Update Posted : August 2, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Parkinson Disease | Device: Exablate BBBD with Cerezyme | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 4 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | This is a prospective, single-center, single-arm, open-labelled study to enroll six (6) patients with Parkinson's disease for three biweekly deliveries of Cerezyme® to the unilateral putamen corresponding to the most affected side using Exablate and Definity®-induced BBB opening. This is a dose escalation study. Each subject will be followed for three months after the final procedure. |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Device Feasibility |
Official Title: | A Pilot Study for Brain Delivery of Cerezyme® in Patients With Parkinson's Disease Using MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Induced Opening of the Blood-brain Barrier |
Actual Study Start Date : | July 16, 2020 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2021 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2022 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Open label single arm
Using Exablate Model 4000 Type-2 to temporarily disrupt the blood brain barrier to deliver Cerezyme in patients with Parkinson's Disease.
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Device: Exablate BBBD with Cerezyme
Blood Brain Barrier Disruption via Exablate to deliver Cerezyme. Other Names: Exablate Neuro |
- Contrast enhancement on MR imaging [ Time Frame: Immediately after MRgFUS BBBD procedure ]MRgFUS BBB Opening will be determined qualitatively by contrast enhancement in the sonicated putamen on T1-weighted with gadolinium MRI, and quantitatively by the change in intensity relative to contralateral unsonicated putamen immediately after MRgFUS BBBD procedure.
- Safety --Adverse events [ Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 3 months ]Safety will be assessed by recording all adverse events and/or Serious Adverse Events that are BBBD related. Each Adverse Event will be documented for patterns of occurrence.
- Exploratory effectiveness of Cerezyme delivery via MRgFUS BBB Opening [ Time Frame: 1 day after the final BBBD procedure ]Exploratory effectiveness of Cerezyme delivery via MRgFUS BBB Opening will be measured by changes in levels of Cerezyme (GCase) and GCase substrates levels (e.g. GL1 and glucosylsphingosine or lyso-GL1) in cerebralspinal fluid (CSF) samples.
- Exploratory effectiveness of Cerezyme treatment via MRgFUS BBB Opening [ Time Frame: 3 months after the final BBBD procedure. ]Exploratory effectiveness of Cerezyme treatment via MRgFUS BBB Opening will be measured by changes in cognitive impairment via Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE).

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 35 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men or women between age 35 and 75 years, inclusive.
- Able and willing to give informed consent.
- Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease.
- At least 2 years from initial diagnosis
- On stable regiment of PD medications for at least 90 days prior to the study
- Able to communicate during the Exablate MRgFUS procedure.
- Able to attend all study visits.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous neurosurgical procedure for PD
- Cerezyme hypersensitivity
- Patients who had recent intracranial hemorrhage or stroke
- Skull covered by scars, scalp disorders (e.g., eczema), or atrophy of the scalp. Patients who have clips or other metallic implanted objects in the skull or the brain.
- Patients who are on blood thinners within washout period prior to treatment (i.e., antiplatelet or vitamin K inhibitor anticoagulants within 7 days, non-vitamin K inhibitor anticoagulants within 72 hours, or heparin-derived compounds within 48 hours of treatment).
- Patients with a history of a bleeding disorder, blood clotting, coagulopathy or with a history of spontaneous tumor hemorrhage.
- Patients receiving bevacizumab (Avastin) therapy.
- Currently participating in another clinical therapeutic trial
- Documented myocardial infarction within six months of enrollment.
- Unstable angina on medication.
- Congestive heart failure.
- Unstable cardiac arrhythmia.
- Cardiac pacemaker.
- Severe hypertension (diastolic BP > 100 on medication).
- Documented cerebral infarction within the past 12 months or TIA in the past 1 month.
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus that is not well-controlled or that in the Investigator's opinion precludes participation in the study.
- Known sensitivity to gadolinium
- Known sensitivity to DEFINITY ultrasound contrast agent or perflutren.
- Contraindications to MRI such as non-MRI-compatible implanted devices.
- Large subjects not fitting comfortably into the MRI scanner.
- Difficulty lying supine and still for up to 4 hours in the MRI unit or claustrophobia.
- Untreated, uncontrolled sleep apnea.
- Positive pregnancy test (for pre-menopausal women).
- Known life-threatening systemic disease.
- Severely impaired renal function and/or on dialysis.
- Right to left or bi-directional cardiac shunt.
- Subjects with evidence of cranial or systemic infection.
- Subjects with uncontrolled chronic pulmonary disorders.
- Subjects with a history of severe asthma, hay fever, or multiple allergies that is not well-controlled (e.g. with anaphylaxis).
- Subjects with a family or personal history of cardiac arrhythmia.
- Severe liver injury.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT04370665
Canada, Ontario | |
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre | |
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5 |
Responsible Party: | InSightec |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT04370665 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PD013 |
First Posted: | May 1, 2020 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 2, 2022 |
Last Verified: | August 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | No |
Exablate Focused Ultrasound |
Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases |
Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Synucleinopathies Neurodegenerative Diseases |