Unfortunate News Regarding Two Clinical Trials Halted on Huntington’s Disease Drugs

Dear Huntington’s Disease Community.                             

It’s been a very sad week for the Huntington’s disease community around the world with the halting the clinical trial on the Roche/Genentech drug tominersen.  To read the press release, click here:  https://hdsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tominersen-programme-update-Community-letter.pdf

Then yesterday, March 29, 2021, WAVE Life Science announced the decision to discontinue development of WVE-120102.   To read the press release, click here:  https://hdsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/HD-community-letter_PRECISION-results-final.pdf

 

As we grieve the loss of these once promising drugs, we must stay strong.  Remember, the HD community is

                   #HDSTRONG

                                                                                            and

    WE CAN NEVER LOSE HOPE……

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