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Oracle today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Eloqua, Inc. (NASDAQ: ELOQ), a leading provider of cloud-based marketing automation and revenue performance management software for $23.50 per share or approximately $871 million, net of Eloqua's cash. Eloqua's modern marketing cloud delivers best-in-class capabilities to ensure every component of marketing works harder and more efficiently to drive revenue.
The combination of Oracle and Eloqua is expected to create a comprehensive Customer Experience Cloud offering to help companies transform the way they market, sell, support and serve their customers. The combined offering is expected to enable organizations to provide a highly personalized and unified experience across channels, create brand loyalty through social and online interactions, grow revenue by driving more qualified leads to sales teams, and provide superior service at every touchpoint.
The Board of Directors of Eloqua has unanimously approved the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2013, subject to Eloqua stockholder approval, certain regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.
"Modern marketing practices are driving revenue growth and is a critical area of investment for companies today," said Thomas Kurian, Executive Vice President, Oracle Development. "Eloqua's leading marketing automation cloud will become the centerpiece of the Oracle Marketing Cloud and is an important addition to the Oracle Customer Experience offering, which includes the Oracle Sales Cloud, Oracle Commerce Cloud, Oracle Service Cloud, Oracle Content Cloud and Oracle Social Cloud."
"Exceptional customer experience starts with knowing your customer's preferences and delivering a highly personalized buying experience," said Joe Payne, Chairman and CEO, Eloqua. "Together with Oracle, we expect to accelerate the pace of the modern marketing revolution and help our customers transform the way they market, sell, support and serve their customers."
About Eloqua
Eloqua (NASDAQ: ELOQ) is the marketing system of record for modern marketers. The company's cloud software, professional services and education programs provide marketers with the technology and expertise needed to help marketing drive revenue. More than 100,000 global users from companies both large and small, rely on the marketing automation power of Eloqua to improve demand generation and lead management while driving more qualified leads. Eloqua's customers include AON, Dow Jones, ADP, Fidelity, Polycom, and National Instruments. The company is headquartered in Vienna, Virginia. For more information, visit www.eloqua.com, subscribe to the It's All About Revenue blog, call 866-327-8764, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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In connection with the proposed merger, Eloqua will file a proxy statement with the SEC. Additionally, Eloqua and Oracle will file other relevant materials in connection with the proposed acquisition of Eloqua by Oracle pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among, Oracle, OC Acquisition LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Oracle, Esperanza Acquisition Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of OC Acquisition LLC, and Eloqua. The materials to be filed by Eloqua with the SEC may be obtained free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Investors and security holders of Eloqua are urged to read the proxy statement and the other relevant materials when they become available before making any voting or investment decision with respect to the proposed merger because they will contain important information about the merger and the parties to the merger. Oracle, Eloqua and their respective directors, executive officers and other members of its management and employees, under SEC rules, may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies of Eloqua stockholders in connection with the proposed merger. Investors and security holders may obtain more detailed information regarding the names, affiliations and interests of certain of Oracle's executive officers and directors in the solicitation by reading the proxy statement and other relevant materials filed with the SEC when they become available. Information concerning the interests of Eloqua's participants in the solicitation, which may, in some cases, be different than those of Eloqua's stockholders generally, is set forth in the materials filed by Eloqua with the SEC, including in Eloqua's Registration Statement on Form S-1, and will be set forth in the proxy statement relating to the merger when it becomes available.
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What a great thread. My leanings will probably be a little different than previous posters. In no particular order (don't make me choose!):
Beastie Boys, Hello Nasty: Paul's Boutique is probably the better album, but I remember trading for this CD in middle school and not taking it out of my Discman for probably 6 months. To this day I can still sing most of the words and I use the same garble as I did at 13 for the lyrics I'm not sure of. Beastie Boys - Hello Nasty (1/5) - YouTube Bela Fleck, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Someone gave me this album for inspiration when I first started to learn the bass guitar, and it almost made me put the bass down forever. Victor Wooten flat wears it out on this album, and the rest of the players are elite in their own right. Sinister Minister (Live from Bonnaroo 2011) - YouTube The Black Crowes, Shake Your Moneymaker: I'm a child of the '90s, and this was one of the first "grownup" albums I can remember hearing. I also remember how pumped I was when I learned the intro to "She Talks to Angels" on the guitar when I was learning to play. black crowes - she talks to angels - YouTube City and Colour, Bring Me Your Love: Here's my sentimental side coming out. This was a favorite album of a girl I was in love with in college, and we listened to it on long car rides holding hands and stopping in parks to make out a little. That's as much of a relationship as we ever had, but it was fun while it lasted. City and Colour- The Girl (Music Video) - YouTube D'Angelo, Voodoo: I was so excited to hear he's making a comeback. This man is one of the baddest ever to do it, and if it weren't for his drug problem, i truly believe he would have 3-5 of the best neo-soul albums around. Plus, Pino is his bassist, so... This song is the funkiest thing I've ever heard. D'Angelo - Chicken Grease (Live) - YouTube The Decemberists, The Crane Wife: Not much to say about this album except that it's pretty close to perfection. These guys are getting better as they go along, but I don't know if they'll ever top this for me. The Decemberists - The Island: Come and See (Live) - YouTube Jimmy Eat World, Clarity: One of my good high school friends passed away when I was in college, and listening to this record makes it feel like he's sitting next to me in the car. I have to make plans to listen, because I almost always sit through it beginning to end. Jimmy Eat World - Lucky Denver Mint - YouTube Ryan Adams, Heartbreaker: My favorite album of all time by my favorite artist of all time. It comes from a really down time in his life, so lots of the songs he refuses to play live anymore. There's nothing like a fall day and this record together. Ryan Adams w. Laura Marling - Oh my sweet Carolina - YouTube Derek Webb, I See Things Upside Down: This is an interesting album by a Christian guy about life, love, God, all kinds of subjects. He used to be a folksy acoustic guitarist, which you still hear in this album, but he moves on to more electronic music after this. He has lots of good stuff, but this is tops for me. Derek Webb - Medication - YouTube Outkast, Stankonia: Good, trunk-rattlin' fun from one of hip-hop's most innovative groups. Remember when all rap albums had three or four skit tracks? Strong list of singles, and some of the lesser tracks (Humble Mumble being my favorite) are a blast, too. OutKast - Humble Mumble - YouTube Matchbox Twenty, Yourself or Someone Like You: I don't care what anyone thinks; I loved '90s pop/rock music. This album (and their next, Mad Season) was the soundtrack of the late '90s and had like six singles on it. Really easy to listen to. Matchbox Twenty - Real World (Video) - YouTube Van Morrison, Astral Weeks: Someone else mentioned this record above, and I completely agree that it's the best one to come out of the '60s. "The Way Young Lovers Do" is certifiably brilliant, and the title track is just gorgeous. This album was WAY ahead of its time while remaining classic. Van Morrison - The Way Young Lovers Do (live at the Hollywood Bowl, 2008) - YouTube Incubus, Morning View: This is an album that changed the way I listened to music. I remember being fascinated by some of the rhythms and hooks and the way Boyd sometimes seemed only passingly interested in syncing his vocal phrasings with the track itself. "Wish You Were Here" has one of the great simple choruses. Incubus - Nice To Know You - YouTube Nickel Creek, Why Should the Fire Die?: This is another one of my favorite bands ever, and while their "newgrass" music has always been lovely, the rock n roll turn they took on this one really cemented their genius for me. I wore this album out in college, and even bought a mandolin to try and learn Thile's parts. I made it as far as "When In Rome" before realizing it wasn't going to happen. I'll always have that one song in my repertoire, though. Nickel Creek - When In Rome - YouTube Garth Brooks, Double Live: That's right--I'm putting country music on here! I've never been a big country fan, but Garth Brooks has to be one of the best songwriters in country/pop music. And I'd put his live shows up against anyone. Double Live (part of which was recorded in Rupp Arena) brings out that energy, and I've spent many a long drive belting out every word to the double album. (Sorry, can't find a video. Some of you are probably happy about that.) Michael Jackson, Thriller: It's really hard for me to pick one record from MJ, but I settled on Thriller because it has two of my three or four favorite MJ songs ("PYT" and "Human Nature") and includes some of the most iconic. Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) - YouTube Over the Rhine, Drunkard's Prayer: This is probably the slowest album on the list and my favorite from the local duo. The first band I ever played in covered "Born," and I've been hooked ever since. Her voice is just so sweet, and it's always a good pick-me-up if I'm a little down. Over the Rhine - Born - YouTube Jay-Z, The Black Album: I had never been a big Jay-Z fan until this album came out, and I became a believer. When I got my first car, this is one of the albums that I played on my first drive around. It was an old, beat up Mercedes. I loved that car. Jay - Z - Encore - YouTube Mumford and Sons, Sigh No More: I know this record got played out for a lot of people, but I remember exactly where I was the first time I heard it. I was standing in my friend's NYC apartment in December 2009, the first time I'd ever been to what became my favorite city in the world. I remember thinking it sounded like New York but also like my home in Kentucky, and Ryan Adams was the only other artist that gave me that sensation. Mumford & Sons - Awake My Soul (Live) - YouTube Prince, Purple Rain: There's never been anyone like him, and there never will be again. "When Doves Cry is actually the song that I knew from dancing to it as a little kid, and years later I discovered (rediscovered) the title track, which is stunning. Between the guitar solos and the woooos, it's a transcendent song.
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I started the list then ran off to a meeting before finishing. Captain beat me to Double Live AND Shake Your Money Maker!
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The Ramones only released 14 studio albums, and only one live one (It's Alive) worth mentioning, so my list would only be 15 albums long. And with the Ramones, the order is meaningless.
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I hardly ever keep track of entire albums anymore. I have a rock-solid list of top 10 songs, but albums are harder to rank. I'm sure I don't have 20 favorites, but here are a few.
GNR - Appetite for Destruction. This album perfectly, *perfectly* captures the '80s hair metal scene, without the lipstick and pop-friendly, sanitized sheen. It's about drugs, booze, sex, hubris, and the dirty underbelly of a subculture built on debauchery. It rocks. It. Rocks. "It's So Easy" is the best, most perfect track on the album, followed by "Rocket Queen." Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill. Yeah, Paul's Boutique was mature, artistic, and experimental, and I liked it a lot. But Licensed to Ill was the best. It was so original when it came out -- a fresh combination of punk and rap that made both feel accessible, yet still unique. "The New Style" is my favorite. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound. "Anthem" is right in their name, and that's what they do. Every track on this record just makes your heart explode. Subsequent albums have seemed derivative, but this one seemed honest and pure. Title track, "Great Expectations," and "Casanova, Baby" are the highest of all the high points.
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I am going to cheat a little here.
Bruce Springsteen - Greatest Hits - Puts together a good mix of his earlier stuff. I am going to try and stay away from greatest hits albums, but I could listen to that album over and over and over again. Pearl Jam - Ten - Pearl Jams coming out album. It was the album that brought me to grunge and an album that has had staying power twenty years later. Just a pure rock/grunge album. Metallica - Metallica - May not be their best album but it was their album at their peak. Ride the Lightening is close but the Black album is better. It was their last great album, until they went more mainstream. Live - Throwing Copper - Lightening Crashes remains one of my favorite songs. I start to hum the next song on the album with the one begins to end. Gaslight Anthem - The 59 Sound - Not a bad track on this entire album. Handwritten and American Slang have better songs but not as solid overall. The Offspring - Smash - Back when The Offspring wasn't too fly for a white guy. Pure energy. Zac Brown Band - Pass the Jar - Another semi cheat. One of the best live albums I have listened too. Foo Fighters - The Colour and Shape - Put them on the map. Dave Grohl went from being a member of Nirvana to one of the lasting frontmen in Rock over the past two decades. Thats it for now.......... |
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Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Beatles - Abbey Road Santana - Abraxas A great 3 to start with.
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This is not my all time list. I don't think I could even put together a list like that. But here's a few of my recent favorites.
Burial - Untrue Gold Panda - Lucky Shiner Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest Jeff Buckley - Grace Brian Eno - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks Four Tet - Rounds Jorge Ben - A Tabua de Esmeralda SBTRKT - SBTRKT The Antlers - Hospice Godspeed You! Black Emperor - Slow Riot for New Zero Kanada Neil Young - Harvest Radiohead - In Rainbows (could be really any of their albums from The Bends through In Rainbows) |
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Perfectly described. My personal favorite, I'm biased.
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That's always special when an artist can project an idyllic construction. The band M83's Saturdays = Youth is an equivalent album for me. The artist idealizing John Hughes' idealization of 80s teen life, both of which I never experienced first hand.
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Most of my favorites are a bit off the beaten path, but here goes.
1. Rich Mullins, The World as Best as I Remember It, Vol. 1 2. Alison Krauss & Union Station, the live album from about ten years ago 3. Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler, Neck and Neck. 4. Moving Cloud, Foxglove (traditional Irish) 5. Celtic Fiddle Festival 6. Handel's Messiah recorded by the Academy of Ancient Music, conducted by Christopher Hogwood. Best recording of that I've ever heard. 7. Ray Charles Genius. It's a collection. 8. Matt Molloy, Stony Steps 9. Russ Taff, Under Their Influence 10. Michael Card, Unveiled Hope
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Love these choices, especially Mullins. I'm a big fan of Brother's Keeper.
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Study of Tranilast Alone or in Combination With Febuxostat in Patients With Hyperuricemia
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First received: October 6, 2009
Last updated: January 5, 2011
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This is a randomized, double-blind, 3-period crossover phase 2 study in patients with documented hyperuricemia to evaluate the effect of tranilast on febuxostat pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) and to evaluate the effect of febuxostat on tranilast PK and PD as measured by reduction in serum uric acid levels.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Gout Hyperuricemia |
Drug: Tranilast Drug: Febuxostat Drug: Combination - Tranilast and Febuxostat |
Phase 2 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Pharmacokinetics/Dynamics Study Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized, Double-Blind, Crossover, Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Drug Interaction Study of Tranilast in Combination With Febuxostat Compared With Tranilast Alone and Febuxostat Alone in Healthy Subjects With Hyperuricemia |
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Primary Outcome Measures:
- Mean decrease in serum uric acid levels [ Time Frame: Seven days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Analysis of pharmacokinetic parameters (AUC, Cmax) of tranilast, febuxostat and combination [ Time Frame: 7 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Enrollment: | 24 |
Study Start Date: | September 2009 |
Study Completion Date: | April 2010 |
Primary Completion Date: | April 2010 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
Experimental: Tranilast
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Drug: Tranilast
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Active Comparator: Febuxostat
Febuxostat tablets
Drug: Febuxostat
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Other Name: Uloric
Experimental: Combination
Tranilast plus febuxostat
Drug: Combination - Tranilast and Febuxostat
Tranilast, 300 mg QD; Febuxostat, 40 mg QD
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 70 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female, aged 18 to 70
- Subjects with hyperuricemia who are otherwise healthy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or nursing
- Known history of gout
- Clinically significant infection at Screening
- Known sensitivity to tranilast or febuxostat
Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00995618
United States, Hawaii | |
Nuon Investigative Site | |
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States | |
United States, Indiana | |
Nuon Investigative Site | |
Evansville, Indiana, United States | |
United States, Texas | |
Nuon Investigative Site | |
Dallas, Texas, United States |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Nuon Therapeutics, Inc.
Study Director: | Director, Nuon Clinical Trials Group | Nuon Therapeutics, Inc. |
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Keywords provided by Nuon Therapeutics, Inc.:
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 06, 2014
No publications provided
Responsible Party: | Nuon Therapeutics Clinical Trials Contact, Nuon Therapeutics |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00995618 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: | A3006GT |
Study First Received: | October 6, 2009 |
Last Updated: | January 5, 2011 |
Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
Keywords provided by Nuon Therapeutics, Inc.:
Gout Hyperuricemia |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Gout Hyperuricemia Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Purine-Pyrimidine Metabolism, Inborn Errors Metabolism, Inborn Errors Genetic Diseases, Inborn Metabolic Diseases Pathologic Processes Tranilast Febuxostat Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal Analgesics, Non-Narcotic |
Analgesics Sensory System Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Pharmacologic Actions Anti-Inflammatory Agents Therapeutic Uses Antirheumatic Agents Calcium Channel Blockers Membrane Transport Modulators Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action Cardiovascular Agents Histamine H1 Antagonists Histamine Antagonists Histamine Agents |
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Cold War
- Publisher: DreamCatcher Interactive
- Release Date: Sep 27, 2005
- Also On: PC
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It's really too bad Cold War falls short in the actually gameplay because everything else in concept is rocking.
The character models are run of the mill and the voice acting boarders on passable but what really hurts the game are the cut scenes. The story unfolds with a series of animated stills that failed to drawl me into the story or create any sense of tension.
The stealth aspects of the game are clumsy and unimpressive, the action scenes are equally as un-fun, and it is all rolled up in a rather lackluster package.
The title could make for a thrilling spy game, but instead of Splinter Cell-style action, we get sub-par stealth, poor controls and dull plot.
Carter is such a boring character it's hard to see his appeal. Unless you like playing gungho simpletons that congratulate themselves at any given opportunity for things as banal as successfully popping a guard in the head with a rubber bullet.
If we've learned anything with time, it's that it is much better to be pleasantly surprised by a budget title than to be underwhelmed by a full-price title, and Cold War is a pleasant surprise indeed.
Although it is not as sophisticated on some levels as the continuing adventures of Sam Fisher, it does stand on it's own as a fine addition to the "sneak and destroy" genre of games.
There are a lot of better stealth-action games out there, but die-hard stealth-action fans should give Cold War a try.
It's fair to say there's spectacularly little that's actually new in the game, but for a different slant on the snooping genre and some well-executed shadow-hopping, you can't go far wrong. [Official UK Xbox Magazine]
An enjoyable game, but it offers few new features. It doesn't quite live up to the standard set by games such as Metal Gear Solid and Splinter Cell. There are no major problems with the game, but no major breakthroughs either.
A competent if unspectacular stealth game.
While Cold War features some pretty impressive graphics and a decent story, the predictable enemies you'll face and the limited number of environments you'll visit prevent the game from being particularly exciting.
Unfortunately, as imaginative as the X-ray camera and creative gadgets are, they simply cannot make up for Cold War's countless missteps
Merely mediocre action. [Dec 2005, p.161]
The gadget creation system in Cold War is by far it's best feature, with the X-ray camera coming a close second, but the game can be frustrating at times, repetitve at others, and there's just not enough tension to drive the story all the way through.
If video games were running shoes, Cold War would be the designer lookalike sold on the streets of Chinatown for nest to nothing.
I was looking forward to seeing the stealth genre taken in a new direction with Cold War. Sadly it didn't quite meet the expectations I had for it.
There is a lot to like with Cold War but for every great feature you spot you'll come across another one that just doesn't work. It's a shame, as at times the title shows great promise.
Cold War can't help but reek of mediocrity. For its low price, it might provide a bit of fun for a few hours, but in the end, I couldn't shake the feeling that I was playing a dumbed-down version of "Splinter Cell."
The graphics are dull and dingy and the audio isn't anything to write about. I suppose if you are a huge fan of stealth games, it might be acceptable but give it a rent first.
It all works fine, it's just pretty cheesy and not in the least compelling. [Holiday 2005, p.70]
Why play a cheap imitation when the real stealth games are so much better?
The ability to create you own items and use your head to determine how to handle each situation is a nice feature. However, sometimes it's just easier to open fire and complete the level a lot faster and a lot easier.
Its attempts to stand out are partially successful at best, but solid production values and a lower than average price tag could be agreeable to people predisposed to this type of gameplay.
Even with the laughable A.I., the game is under a twenty spot, and is quite enjoyable if you love stealth, action, and gadgets.
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JohnnyL.Nov 7, 2005An enjoyable take on the stealth action genre. Obviously not at the same level as Splinter Cell but a valuable addition none the less.
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Obama Unveils Executive Order on Cybersecurity
In his State of the Union address last night, President Barack Obama announced a new initiative to protect American citizens and businesses from hack attacks. Cybersecurity, of course, has recently made the news as complex attacks–allegedly linked to the Chinese military–have been waged against both government institutions and the media. President Obama's executive order, which he announced in his speech after the White House sent reporters a preview, aims to curb this activity as well as more pedestrian hacking threats.
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Dr. J. William Langston, M.D. is President of the Parkinson's Institute. A graduate of the University of Missouri Medical School, he completed his internship and residency in Neurology at Stanford Medical School and received additional training at the Meninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, and the National Institute of Neurology in London, England. He has served as chief of the Department of Neurology for the Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, as a member of the faculty at Stanford University, and as a Senior Scientist with the California Institute for Medical Research. A diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Dr. Langston has authored over 180 publications, mainly in the areas of Parkinson's disease, neurotoxicology and pharmacology, aging, movement disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. Dr. Langston is also the co-author of The Case of the Frozen Addicts, a book which describes the discovery of MPTP.
What is the Parkinson's Institute and how was it started?
The Parkinson's Institute is a nonprofit organization that represents a unique blend of clinical research, basic research and day-to-day patient care. We have one of the largest movement disorders clinics in north America, but also have a full basic research laboratory where almost every aspect of the disease is under study. What's quite powerful about this approach is that discoveries in the laboratory can quickly be translated to the clinic and vice versa -- observations in the clinic can be taken to the laboratory for further study. So it is a very effective way to do disease-oriented research and from that standpoint it's a fairly unique organization.
How long has the Institute been in existence?
This is our tenth anniversary. We were founded in 1988. We started in a small one-room trailer but have since developed into a fully integrated, multidisciplinary institute with a mission of finding the cause and cure of Parkinson's disease.
Would you give us a definition of Parkinson's disease?
Parkinson's disease is one of the two major degenerative diseases of the brain associated with aging. Alzheimer's disease is the other. Different from Alzheimer's, however, is the fact that Parkinson's disease robs patients of their ability to move normally and in the majority of the cases, leaves thinking intact. The disease is slowly progressive and there is no known cure for it at the current time. Clinically, it is associated with a variety of motor symptoms including slowness of movement, difficulty with walking (typically characterized by a slow, shuffling gate), tremor which occurs at rest, and a loss of balance causing patients to have a tendency to fall.
There are a wide variety of treatments now available for Parkinson's disease as opposed to Alzheimer's where there is really very little. In fact, it would be fair to say that the major enemy in treating Parkinson's disease at the current time is probably less the ability to manage symptoms, than it is to avoid side effects of the drugs we use to treat it. These side effects of therapy often force us to decrease doses of medication at a time when patients actually need it more than ever. So, a lot of what we do in treating Parkinson's disease is directed as much towards avoiding the side effects of therapy as it is to try to make the patient better on a day-to-day basis.
What are some of the current treatment protocols?
There are a variety of medications available for Parkinson's disease. The backbone of therapy is still L-DOPA, commercially available as Sinemet and also in generic forms. Very few patients can go for a long period of time without L-DOPA after the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease is made. L-DOPA is called a dopamine precursor because the brain converts it into dopamine. Dopamine is depleted in the brain of patients with Parkinson's disease. It is not possible to give dopamine directly because it does not cross the blood brain barrier, whereas the precursor L-DOPA does.
A second class of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease are the so-called dopamine agonists. These are completely different compounds that do not require transformation into dopamine, but rather stimulate dopamine receptors directly. Agonists tend to be longer acting than L-DOPA, and tend to both accentuate and smooth out its effects. Currently available agonists include bromocriptine (Parlodel), pergolide (Permax), pramipexol (Mirapex) and ropinerol (Requip).
In addition to L-DOPA and dopamine agonists, there are a number of other pharmacologic approaches to the disease. Anticholingeric agents represent another of the class of drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease, but they are less used now because of their side-effects, particularly on memory and thinking. Another category of drugs are monoamine oxidase inhibitors. One of these, known as selegiline (Eldepryl), has been suggested to slow the progress of Parkinson's disease. While this remains to be unequivocally proven, because of its relative safety in newly diagnosed patients who are not on other forms of treatment, many physicians do use it early on to try to help slow down the process. This drug also makes L-DOPA therapy more effective by blocking the breakdown of dopamine.
Very recently, an entirely new class of drugs have begun reaching the market, called COMT inhibitors. These drugs block the metabolism of L-DOPA itself in the periphery and perhaps to some degree in the brain. There is solid evidence that they enhance the effectiveness of L-DOPA, possibly with less risk of side-effects than by simply increasing the dose of L-DOPA itself. One of these drugs, tolcopone (Tasmar) is now available for use.
So, we do have large panoply of drugs - the art of managing Parkinson's is when to start those drugs and how to apply them to get a longer, better effect while also avoiding side effects.
What is the length of time that someone would be on any of these drugs or combinations of these drugs?
Anyone who has Parkinson's disease, once they reach a point where they need symptomatic therapy, is going to be on one or more of these drugs the rest of their life. Most patients, once they start L-DOPA, will never go off the drug. The agonists tend to be added later, although in younger patients I start with agonists.
Beside the medication management issue, are there other treatment protocols like direct therapeutic interventions or other aspects of caring for patients with Parkinson's that the Institute is recommending in terms of family care?
Surgical interventions represent an exciting new arena for the treatment of Parkinson's disease. The one that is attracting the most interest right now is a procedure called deep-brain stimulation. This technique involves placing electrodes in specific brain areas, where they are left and connected to a pacemaker which is used to turn the electrodes on and off and set the stimulus parameters. This procedure has already been approved by the FDA for treatment of tremor by placing the electrode in an area known as the thalamus. However, a much more exciting possibility is to use this approach to treat most, if not all, of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease by stimulating a different area of the brain known as the subthalamic nucleus, bilaterally. In some cases, it has been possible to dramatically reduce the symptoms of Parkinson's disease with this type of brain stimulation, and a few patients have even been able to stop all antiparkinsonian medications. This procedure is still experimental, and the long-term effects and likelihood of obtaining a good or excellent response are still unknown. The area of neurotransplantation is also of interest, but the research is moving quite slowly, in part at least because of issues regarding limited supply of tissue, and the lack of viable alternatives to fetal tissue at the present time.
Moving out of the area of pharmacological and surgical therapy, there are many things that one can do for Parkinson's patients. By and large the most important one in my opinion is exercise. Exercise has a very positive effect on a day-to-day function. Short of medical therapy, if there's one thing we can encourage patients to do, it is to participate in exercise programs - to stay active and to keep their bodies going. This is a very important point. Diet is important. One has to be careful with protein because it interferes with L-DOPA transport into the brain. One needs protein to live, so patients can't stop eating protein, but it is possible to move protein intake around during the day to better facilitate function at other times of the day. Overall, we really encourage patients to try to stay active and maintain as much of a normal life routine as they can.
Are there other areas of research going on in the field that you'd like to comment on?
One area that is really important is research on the cause of the disease. There are now two families where parkinsonism has been found to be inherited in a dominant form. When the identity of the responsible mutation was announced last year, it was widely reported in the news media that the gene for Parkinson's disease had been found, and that led many to believe that their Parkinson's was going to be passed on to their children. I think it's very important to emphasize that this genetic form of parkinsonism is restricted to date to a handful of families, so far as we know. So, heredity appears to be a rare cause of Parkinson's disease.
We recently published a study in which we examined 100 consecutive younger-onset (under the age of 50) Parkinson's patients for the gene that is now known to cause a form of parkinsonism. None of the patients in our study were found to carry this gene. So, the gene that has been so widely reported is actually a very rare cause of the disease. In fact, most patients do not need genetic testing and probably should not worry about their children inheriting the disease. I would say only in situations where there are multiple-affected immediate family members should it even be considered.
Are there other areas of research and trends that you see as promising that are in clinical trials now?
There is one more I would mention that is in the experimental stage at this time, but could be very promising and that is the area of using growth factors. There are so-called neurotrophic factors that seem to stimulate neurons that are not functioning and can actually protect neurons from damage. There are now a number of such compounds that have been found to stimulate dopaminergic neurons. There is great hope that those compounds might be used to, for lack of a better word, rejuvenate neurons that are damaged or are not functioning in Parkinson's disease (or, put another way, to turn them back on). The reason this is so exciting is that there is good evidence that there are many neurons in the brains of Parkinson's patients that have not died yet, but are no longer functioning. It's conceivable that if you could turn those neurons back on, you might actually be able to bring patients back out of a symptomatic state because there is a fine line as to how much dopamine you need to lose to get symptoms. So, there's a lot of interest in the possibility that these neurotrophic factors could be used not only to try to halt progression but actually, to some degree, reverse the symptoms. That's theoretical. There is a lot of experimental evidence that suggests it could be done and there is at least one clinical trial currently going on in humans to test this hypothesis using a growth factor known as GDNF.
It sounds like there is a fair amount of study going on.
If you looked at the field of Parkinson's disease 15 years ago, it was a barren land in terms of research. Now we have so many new leads that it is hard to know which ones to follow. The good news for patients is that it's a very exciting time in the history of Parkinson's disease research and that in the long run, this cannot help but benefit patients with Parkinson's disease. So stay tuned.
Interview Date: March 1998
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