Abstract: The current application relates to the use of a compound selected from the group consisting of camptothecin and its analog, 10-hydroxy camptothecin, topotecan, irinotecan, 18-beta-glycyrrhetinic acid and its analog, carbinoxolone, etoposide, topoisomerase inhibitors, and combinations thereof, for the treatment of a synucleinopathy disease or disorder such as Parkinson's disease.