Table 1 Drugs targeting protein kinases involved in neurodegenerative disease in clinical trials (can be found at https://clinicaltrials.gov/)

From: Protein kinases in neurodegenerative diseases: current understandings and implications for drug discovery

NCT Number

Compound

Target

Conditions

Phase

Status

Combination Therapy

NCT05194163

MW150

p38αMAPK583,584,585

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Not yet recruiting

None

NCT02423200

VX-745

p38αMAPK586

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Completed

None

NCT02423122

VX-745

p38αMAPK586

Alzheimer’s disease

Mild cognitive impairment

phase II

Completed

None

NCT03402659

Neflamapimod

p38αMAPK586

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Completed

None

NCT00088387

Lithium

GSK3598,599,600

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Completed

Divalproex

NCT00948259

NP031112

GSK3β592

Alzheimer’s disease

phase I/II

Completed

None

NCT01055392

Lithium Carbonate

GSK3598

Cognitive Impairment

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Unknown

None

NCT05564169

Masitinib (4.5)

Tyrosine kinase610

Mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease

phase III

Recruiting

Cholinesterase inhibitors (donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine) and/or memantine

NCT05143528

Nilotinib BE (84 mg or 112 mg)

Tyrosine kinase610

Early Alzheimer’s disease

phase III

Not yet recruiting

None

NCT01872598

Masitinib

Tyrosine kinase610

Mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease

phase III

Completed

Cholinesterase inhibitor (donepezil, rivastigmine or galantamine) and/or memantine

NCT00606164

Bryostatin 1

Protein kinase C616

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Unknown status

None

NCT02167256

AZD0530 (100 or 125 mg daily)

Src family kinases (SFKs)-Fyn614

Alzheimer’s disease

phase II

Completed

None

NCT01699711

Epigallocatechin-3gallate

Dyrk1A and APP620

Down syndrome

phase II

Completed

Dietary supplement

NCT Number

Compound

Target

Conditions

Phase

Status

Combination Therapy

NCT05189106

Baricitinib

JAK1/2621

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Alzheimer disease

Mild cognitive impairment

phase I/II

Recruiting

None

NCT03655236

K0706

Abl Tyrosine kinase364

Early Parkinson’s disease

phase II

Recruiting

None

NCT00095355

Lithium

Tyrosine kinase and ERK627

Huntington’s disease

phase II

Completed

Divalproex

NCT03792490

Fasudil

Rho kinase (ROCK)556,557

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

phase II

Completed

None

NCT05218668

WP-0512

ROCK556,557

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

phase II

Active, not recruiting

None

NCT01935518

Fasudil

ROCK556,557

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

phase II

Unknown status

None

NCT03127267

Masitinib (6.0)

Masitinib (4.5)

Tyrosine kinase635

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

phase III

Recruiting

Riluzole

NCT04326283

Trametinib (0.5 mg)

Trametinib (1 mg)

MEK640

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

phase I/II

Recruiting

Riluzole

NCT05105958

Tideglusib (NP031112) (1000 mg/day)

GSK3β646

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

phase II

Not yet recruiting

None

NCT03932669

Nilotinib

Bcr-Abl575

Spinocerebellar ataxia

phase II

Completed

None

NCT06065046

Baricitinib (4 mg)

JAK1 and JAK2581

Traumatic brain injury

phase II

Not yet recruiting

Standard treatment