A Phase 3, Open-Label Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Tolerability of Apomorphine Administered by Continuous Subcutaneous Infusion in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Patients With Unsatisfactory Control on Available Therapy
Sponsor:
Brief Summary:
apomorphine infusion in subjects with advanced Parkinson’s Disease (PD) whose motor
fluctuations remain unsatisfactory with levodopa (or levodopa/carbidopa) and at least one
other class of drugs or mode of therapy for PD.
Criteria
– Advanced idiopathic PD consistent with UK Parkinson’s Disease Society Brain Bank
Clinical Diagnostic Criteria
– Overall motor control is unsatisfactory in the opinion of the Investigator and subject
despite optimized treatment with available therapies, which must include a stable
regimen of daily maintenance levodopa (or levodopa/carbidopa), and at least one of the
following other classes of therapies:
– Dopamine agonists (note: APOKYN intermittent injection is not to be considered here)
– Monoamine oxidase B [MAO B] inhibitors
– Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) inhibitors
– Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
– Levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel surgery (Duopa, Duodopa)
– Other – amantadine at doses of up to 400 mg per day)
– Experiences “off” periods averaging ≥3.0 hours per waking day
– Other criteria will be discussed in detail with potential subjects by site
Investigator
Exclusion Criteria:
– Planned surgical intervention for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease during
participation in the study
– History of hypersensitivity to apomorphine hydrochloride or any of the ingredients of
APOKYN PFS, including sodium metabisulfite
– Known, suspected, or planned pregnancy or lactation.
– Recent history (within the previous 12 months) of alcohol or substance abuse
– History of impulsive/compulsive behaviors primarily associated with the use of
dopamine agonists
– History of previously treated or current diagnosis of malignant melanoma
– Exhibits certain signs and symptoms of cardiovascular disease
– Other criteria will be discussed in detail with potential subjects by site
Investigator
Locations
- , Loma Linda, California, United States, 92354
- , Los Angeles, California, United States, 90033
- , Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095