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NCT06944522RecruitingPhase 3

A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Bemdaneprocel in Adults Who Have Parkinson's Disease

exPDite-2: A Phase 3 Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Midbrain Dopaminergic Neuronal Cell Therapy (Bemdaneprocel) for Participants With Parkinson's Disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 2 Nov 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Study BRT-DA01-301 is a Phase 3 multicenter, randomized, sham surgery-controlled, double-blind study to assess efficacy and safety of bemdaneprocel in approximately 102 adults with Parkinson's Disease (PD).

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
102 (estimated)
First submitted
7 Apr 2025
Start date
17 Jun 2025
Primary completion date
Oct 2028
Lead sponsor
BlueRock Therapeutics
NCT number
NCT06944522

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 102
  • From 17 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, Oct 2028
  • 43 sites in 3 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Any current or relevant previous history of serious, severe, or unstable physical, neurological, or psychiatric illness that may interfere with study participation, participant's safety, or assessment of endpoints per investigator's judgment
  • Prior treatment with intrajejunal or subcutaneous infusion therapies for PD
  • Prior surgical or radiation therapy to the brain, including deep brain stimulation (DBS) and lesion therapy, or prior history of intradural spinal cord surgery
  • Contraindication to surgery, general anesthesia, cell therapy, immunosuppression, or other required drugs, or anything that prevents use of PET or MRI
  • Current or previously active malignant disease within the past 5 years
  • Chronic immunosuppressive therapy
  • Receipt of another investigational therapy within 5 half-lives of the active treatment

Other illness

  • Diagnosis of primary mitochondrial disorder, epilepsy, stroke, multiple sclerosis, or clinical features suggestive of a neurodegenerative disease other than PD, including multiple system atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal degeneration, or Lewy body dementia
  • History of gene therapy or cell therapy for a neurological or intercerebral condition
  • Any history or evidence of infection with HBV or HIV; any active infection with HCV, CMV, syphilis, or latent tuberculosis; and any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator could put the participant at significant risk from immunosuppression or impact the participant's ability to perform study assessments. Exceptions: Treated and resolved TB, syphilis and/or HCV are not exclusionary

Other

  • PD presenting with recurrent falls
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Unable to comply with study requirements for any reason

Who the study is looking for

  • Diagnosis of clinically established PD as defined by the International Parkinson and Movement Disorders Society
  • Individual of any sex ≥45 to ≤75 years of age at informed consent
  • Robust and clear response to DA therapy as defined by MDS-UPDRS Part III
  • ≥4 and \<12 years from time of PD diagnosis at informed consent
  • Must demonstrate responsiveness to levodopa therapy
  • Receiving medical therapy for the treatment of PD symptoms
  • ≥2.5 hours of daily OFF-time
  • Vaccinated per current national guidelines or local practice for patients with altered immunocompetence

Age in the registry: 45 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (43)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Monash Medical Centre
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ClaytonAustraliaRecruiting
The Alfred Hospital
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MelbourneAustraliaRecruiting
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
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ParkvilleAustraliaRecruiting
NeuRA (Neuroscience Research Australia)
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RandwickAustraliaRecruiting
Gold Coast Hospital & Health Service
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SouthportAustraliaRecruiting
Princess Alexandra Hospital
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WoolloongabbaAustraliaRecruiting
CHUM - Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal
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MontrealCanadaRecruiting
University Health Network-Toronto Western Hospital
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TorontoCanadaRecruiting
The University of British Columbia
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VancouverCanadaRecruiting
Michigan Clinical Research Unit - Neurology
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Ann ArborUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Michigan Clinical Research Unit - Neurology
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Ann ArborUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Colorado Hospital - Neurology Clinic
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AuroraUnited StatesRecruiting
Johns Hopkins Hospital - Neurology
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BaltimoreUnited StatesRecruiting
Tufts Medical Center - Neurology
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesRecruiting
UBMD Neurology
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BuffaloUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Vermont Medical Center
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BurlingtonUnited StatesRecruiting
Medical University of South Carolina, Movement Disorders Dept.
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CharlestonUnited StatesRecruiting
Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital
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ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
Rush University Medical Center - Neurology
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ChicagoUnited StatesRecruiting
Duke Neurological Disorders Clinic
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DurhamUnited StatesRecruiting
QUEST Research Institute
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Farmington HillsUnited StatesRecruiting
UTHealth Houston Neurosciences - Texas Medical Center
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HoustonUnited StatesRecruiting
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville - Neurology
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JacksonvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Kansas Medical Center
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Kansas CityUnited StatesRecruiting
EvergreenHealth - Research Department
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KirklandUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Little RockUnited StatesRecruiting
UCLA NeuroTranslational Research Center
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Los AngelesUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Louisville Hospital
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LouisvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Miami Health System - Neurology
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MiamiUnited StatesRecruiting
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesRecruiting
New York - Presbyterian - Weill Cornell Medical Center
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
Mount Sinai West - Neurology
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New YorkUnited StatesRecruiting
UCI Medical Center - Neurology
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OrangeUnited StatesRecruiting
Stanford Neuroscience Health Center
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Palo AltoUnited StatesRecruiting
OHSU Neurology Clinic, South Waterfront
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PortlandUnited StatesRecruiting
Rhode Island Hospital - Neurology
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ProvidenceUnited StatesRecruiting
Virginia Commonwealth University
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RichmondUnited StatesRecruiting
Mayo Clinic Scottsdale - Neurology
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ScottsdaleUnited StatesRecruiting
Banner Sun Health Research Institute
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Sun CityUnited StatesRecruiting
USF Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center
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TampaUnited StatesRecruiting
University of Toledo Medical Center
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ToledoUnited StatesRecruiting
MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
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Washington D.C.United StatesRecruiting

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