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The increasing prevalence of Parkinson disease (PD) highlights the need to develop interventions aimed at slowing or halting its progression. As a result of sophisticated disease modeling in preclinical studies, and refinement of specific clinical/genetic/pathological profiles, our understanding of PD pathogenesis has grown over the years, leading to the identification of several targets for disease modification. This has translated to the development of targeted therapies, many of which have entered clinical trials. Nonetheless, up until now, none of these treatments have satisfactorily shown disease-modifying effects in PD. In this review, we present the most up-to-date disease-modifying pharmacological interventions in the clinical trial pipeline for PD. We focus on agents that have reached more advanced stages of clinical trials testing, highlighting both positive and negative results, and critically reflect on strengths, weaknesses, and challenges of current disease-modifying therapeutic avenues in PD.
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