HDSA Webinar on Why Clinical Trial VIBRANT-HD Was Stopped

Disappointing news for the Huntington’s disease community from Novartis Pharmaceutical Company regarding stopping the clinical trial VIBRANT-HD. Read full article here

“Tucked into its latest earnings report, Novartis confirmed to investors that it has stopped developing an experimental drug for Huntington’s disease.

The reason, according to Novartis, was an “overall assessment of the risk-benefit profile” observed in a mid-stage clinical trial named VIBRANT-HD. In August, Novartis said it had temporarily suspended dosing in the study, after discovering that some patients treated with the drug, known as branaplam, were experiencing nerve damage.”