Small trial of Bemdaneprocel, which aims to replace dopamine-producing neurons, raises hope for treatment
Scientists have reported early success in a trial of an experimental cell therapy for Parkinson’s disease, raising hope for patients.
Bemdaneprocel therapy is at an early stage, and the year-long trial involved just 12 patients, but the positive outcome is viewed as significant after decades of setbacks in the hunt for an effective treatment. Developed by BlueRock therapeutics, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Bayer, it was shown to be safe and the data gave a tantalising suggestion that patients may have benefited.
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