Cell survival & anti-apoptosis
The lane
- Status
- Narrowed. Several attempts failed; work continues in a smaller group or with a different drug.
- Verdict
- Blocking cell-death signals failed (CEP-1347, TCH346, nilotinib); c-Abl inhibitors keep going but vodobatinib (PROSEEK) was no better than placebo and was stopped, risvodetinib missed its 12-week measure, and radotinib (primary follow-up complete Sept 2026) reports in 2027.
- Family
- Housekeeping
- Landmarks
- 14 in this lane. Advanced 1 · Open 6 · Pending 2 · Superseded 1 · Dead end 4
The verdict and status come from the project's branches.yaml and use research wording.
Landmarks in this lane
| TCH346 (GAPDH binder) | 2002–2006 | Trial in people | Did not work | 2 | 301 | 19 Oct 2026 | 2 |
| PRECEPT: CEP-1347 | 2007 | Trial in people | Did not work | 2 | 806 | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| c-Abl switches off parkin in Parkinson's brain | 2010–2011 | Discovery | Confirmed and built on | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| PARIS builds up when parkin fails | 2011 | Discovery | Still being studied | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Ferroptosis in dopamine neurons | 2012–2016 | Discovery | Still being studied | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| The c-Abl idea: mouse studies and a 12-person pilot | 2014–2015 | Discovery | Replaced by a better idea | – | – | 19 Oct 2026 | 2 |
| Nilotinib: Georgetown and NILO-PD | 2017–2021 | Trial in people | Did not work | 2 | 151 | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Synuclein fibrils kill via PARP1 | 2018 | Discovery | Still being studied | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Necroptosis in Parkinson's models | 2018–2020 | Lab study (cells or animals) | Still being studied | – | – | 20 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Low-dose lithium (Buffalo) | 2019–2026 | Trial in people | Result due Nov 2026 | 1 | 15 | 22 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Vodobatinib: PROSEEK Phase 2 | 2019–2026 | Trial in people | Did not work | 2 | 513 | 19 Oct 2026 | 3 |
| Radotinib Phase 2 (France) | 2021–2027 | Trial in people | Result due Apr 2027 | 2 | 43 | 22 Oct 2026 | 4 |
| Risvodetinib (c-Abl), Phase 2 "201" | 2023–2025 | Trial in people | Mixed or early results | 2 | 137 | 19 Oct 2026 | 5 |
| Fasudil (ROCK-PD) | 2023–2026 | Trial in people | Mixed or early results | 2 | 81 | 19 Oct 2026 | 4 |
Links with other lanes
Built on work from
- Environment & lifestyle: 4 links
- Oxidative stress: 3 links
- Mitochondria & energy: 3 links
- Synuclein misfolding & spread: 3 links
- Selective vulnerability: 1 link
- Models: 1 link
- Trial methods & regulation: 1 link
Led to work in
None.