The HD-COPE committee held its second annual meeting in the Big Apple, February 21-24, 2019. This year the committee welcomed members from Africa, Australia, China and South America. Now making it an international power house in the HD community. Written by Dina de Sousa, member of HD-COPE HD-COPE, the Huntington’s Disease Coalition for Patient Engagement, was…
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The European Huntington’s Disease Network (EHDN) has launched their March Newsletter. Find it here! In the March edition you can learn more about the Fellowship exchange programme and how you can apply. Read about The Unwanted Inheritance – a documentary about a Huntington nursing home in Belgium – and get updated on clinical trials, Enroll-HD and research.…
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Today, Roche announced their enrollment of European participants from Spain and UK in GENERATION HD1. Over the next two years, safety and efficacy of the drug RG6042 will be studied. You can find the Spain and United Kingdom sites below. One month ago, Roche announced that the first patient entered the GENERATION HD1 study.…
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Today Roche announced that the first patient has entered the GENERATION HD1 study. A trial that will investigate the efficacy and safety of the huntingtin lowering drug RG6042 – formerly known as IONIS-HTTRx. Over the last couple of years, the safety of the drug and short term effects, have been measured in 46 participants. Now…
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Roche Natural History study will soon start in UK and Germany. Over a period of 15 months, participants will be observed to measure the progression of Huntington's Disease. Following the observation, all participants will be offered the Huntingtin Lowering drug RG6042. Three clinics in Germany and 4 in the UK will soon start recruiting participants for the…
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New findings indicate that Juvenile Huntington's should be separated into two distinct categories, which in turn may be treated differently. Children with a long mutation length shows a faster rate of disease progression compared to adults and children with a shorter length. Today The Lancet Neurology, a part of The Lancet one of the world's oldest, most…
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From 13thto 16thof September, to important meetings took place in Vienna: the EHA Business Meeting and the EHDN Plenary Meeting. During the weekend EHA’s board was re-elected and over 1000 participants got updated on the latest Huntington research. Pictures below! The European Huntington Association’s Business Meeting took place at the Austria Center Vienna. Around 70…
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The European Medicines Agency has acknowledged the huntingtin lowering drug, RG6042 (previously known as IONIS-HTTRx), as a possible therapy that may significantly improve patients’ quality of life and granted Priority Medicine designation. Read more: GROUNDBREAKING RESULTS! In other words, with the “PRIME” (PRIority MEdicine) designation, the European Medicines Agency will assist the pharmaceutical company in making…
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Read about the Registery journey from the very beginning to the more recent successor study Enroll-HD. Cristina Ferreira gives you an insider’s view of her personal experiences with Regisery in an inspiring interview- definitely worth a read so don’t miss out on this interesting newsletter.
Roche Pharmaceuticals is currently working on their Huntingtin Lowering drug, RG6042 (formerly known as IONIS-HTTRx). In the letter Patient Partnership Director, Mai-Lise Nguyen, write about the company and their philosophy on working with the HD patient community. On behalf of the Roche HD team Nguyen writes: – Since taking over development of RG6042 from Ionis…
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