Abstract
Overview:
- This educational activity created by Medscape is intended for an audience of neurologists, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and primary care physicians in the United States.
- Joohi Jimenez-Shahed, MD, Daniel Kremens, MD, JD, FAAN, and William G. Ondo, MD come together for a discussion aimed at increasing clinicians knowledge about emerging cell and gene therapies for Parkinson disease (PD), including their historical developments, mechanistic rationales, and current clinical trials.
- Upon completion of this activity, participants will have increased knowledge regarding the:
- Limitations of current therapies in PD
- Limitations associated with early attempts at cell-based therapies in PD
- Mechanisms of emerging cell therapies for PD
- Current clinical trial developments in PD