EFFECTS OF TOCOPHEROL AND DEPRENYL ON THE PROGRESSION OF DISABILITY IN EARLY PARKINSONS-DISEASE
EFFECTS OF TOCOPHEROL AND DEPRENYL ON THE PROGRESSION OF DISABILITY IN EARLY PARKINSONS-DISEASE
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DOI:
10.1056/nejm199301213280305
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发表时间:
1993-01-21
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
PELUSIO, RM
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作者:
SHOULSON, I;FAHN, S;PELUSIO, RM
Background and Methods. In 1987 we began a multicenter controlled clinical trial of deprenyl (a monoamine oxidase inhibitor) and tocopherol (a component of vitamin E that traps free radicals) in the treatment of early Parkinson's disease. We randomly assigned 800 patients to one of four treatments: placebo, active tocopherol and deprenyl placebo, active deprenyl and tocopherol placebo, or both active drugs. The primary end point was the onset of disability prompting the clinical decision to begin administering levodopa. An interim analysis showed that deprenyl was beneficial (N Engl J Med 1989;321:136471). We report the results of tocopherol treatment after a mean (+/-SD) follow-up of 14+/-6 months, as well as the follow-up results for deprenyl.Results. There was no beneficial effect of tocopherol or any interaction between tocopherol and deprenyl. The beneficial effects of deprenyl, which occurred largely during the first 12 months of treatment, remained strong and significantly delayed the onset of disability requiring levodopa therapy (hazard ratio, 0.50; 95 percent confidence interval, 0.41 to 0.62; P