Clinical trial Phase 2 Interventional Ages 25 to 50

GENERATION HD2. A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Biomarkers, and Efficacy of Tominersen Compared With Placebo in Participants With Prodromal and Early Manifest Huntington's Disease

Run by Hoffmann-La Roche · NCT05686551 · Data updated 2026-11-12

Fully enrolled, still running. This study is not taking new participants. Its registered completion date is 2026-05-14.

This study will evaluate the safety, biomarkers, and efficacy of tominersen compared with placebo in participants with prodromal and early manifest Huntington's Disease (HD).

Quick facts

PhasePhase 2
Study typeInterventional
Ages25 Years to 50 Years
SexAll
Enrollment301 (actual)
SponsorHoffmann-La Roche
Industry-sponsored
Drugs / interventionsTominersen, Placebo
Locations70 sites (Argentina, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and more)
Trial IDNCT05686551 on ClinicalTrials.gov

Who can join: the full rules

Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

DB Period:

* HD gene expansion mutation carrier status with a cytosine-adenine-guanine-age product (CAP) score of 400-500 inclusive
* Either:

  * Prodromal HD (defined as Diagnostic Confidence Level (DCL) 2 to 3, Independence Scale (IS) ≥70, and TFC ≥8); Or
  * Early manifest HD (defined as DCL 4, IS ≥70, and TFC ≥8)
* Total body weight \> 40 kilograms (kg) and a body mass index (BMI) within the range of 18-32 kilograms per meter square (kg/m\^2)
* Study companion

OLE Period:

* Participants must have completed the DB treatment period
* Participants must remain in the DB Safety follow-up period until OLE period starts

Exclusion Criteria:

DB Period:

* Current or previous use of an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) (including small interfering ribonucleic acid \[RNA\]) or any HTT lowering therapy (including tominersen)
* Anti-platelet or anticoagulant therapy within 14 days prior to screening or anticipated use during the study, including, but not limited to, aspirin (unless ≤ 81 milligrams per day \[mg/day\]), clopidogrel, dipyridamole, warfarin, dabigatran, rivaroxaban, apixaban, and heparin
* History of gene therapy, cell transplantation, or brain surgery
* Hydrocephalus
* Pregnancy or breastfeeding, or intention of becoming pregnant during the study or within 5 months after the final dose of study drug
* History of attempted suicide or suicidal ideation with plan (i.e., active suicidal ideation) that required hospital visit and/or change in level of care within 12 months prior to screening

OLE Period:

* Early discontinuation from the DB treatment and the safety follow-up (SFU) periods
* Pregnant or breastfeeding, or with the intention of becoming pregnant during the study or within the timeframe in which contraception is required
* Current or previous use of an ASO other than tominersen (including small interfering RNA) or any other HTT-lowering therapy
* Hydrocephalus
* Received any active investigational treatment other than tominersen during or since completion of the DB treatment period

Key inclusions/exclusion criteria are listed here. Other protocol-defined I/E criteria may apply.

Where it's running

  • Uab Medicine
    Birmingham, Alabama, United States
  • Barrow Neurological Institute
    Phoenix, Arizona, United States
  • University of California Davis Medical System
    Sacramento, California, United States
  • CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research, LLC
    Englewood, Colorado, United States
  • Georgetown University
    Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
  • University of Florida
    Gainesville, Florida, United States
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  • University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida, United States
  • Northwestern University
    Chicago, Illinois, United States
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    Iowa City, Iowa, United States
  • John Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
    Boston, Massachusetts, United States
  • Henry Ford Hospital
    Detroit, Michigan, United States
  • Dent Neurological Institute
    Amherst, New York, United States
  • University of Pittsburgh
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Nashville, Tennessee, United States
  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
    Houston, Texas, United States
  • EvergreenHealth Investigational Drug Services
    Kirkland, Washington, United States
  • Inland Northwest Research
    Spokane, Washington, United States
  • Cinme
    Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Hospital Ramos Mejía
    Caba, Argentina
  • Ineba
    Capital Federal, Argentina
  • Hospital Britanico de Buenos Aires
    Ciudad Autonoma Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Monash Medical Centre
    Clayton, Victoria, Australia
  • Royal Melbourne Hospital
    Parkville, Victoria, Australia
  • Perron Institute for Neurological and Translational Science
    Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
  • Uniklinik fuer Neurologie, Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, Austria
  • University of Alberta Hospital
    Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Montreal Neurological Inst
    Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Rigshospitalet, Hukommelsesklinikken
    København Ø, Denmark
  • CHU Angers, Batiement Larrey 2, Neurologie
    Angers, France
  • Groupe Hospitalier Pellegrin
    Bordeaux, France
  • Hopital Henri Mondor
    Créteil, France
  • Hopital Roger Salengro Service de Neurologie
    Lille, France
  • CHU de la Timone - Hopital d Adultes
    Marseille, France
  • Hopital Gui de Chauliac
    Montpellier, France
  • CHU Strasbourg Hpital Hautepierre
    Strasbourg, France
  • CHU toulouse - Hôpital Purpan
    Toulouse, France
  • Uniklinik RWTH Aachen
    Aachen, Germany
  • Charité - Universitätsmed. Berlin, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
    Berlin, Germany
  • St. Josef-Hospital, Neurologische Klinik der Ruhr-Uni
    Bochum, Germany
  • German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
    Bonn, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Abteilung Molekulare Neurologie
    Erlangen, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein / Campus Lübeck
    Lübeck, Germany
  • kbo - Isar-Amper-Klinikum Taufkirchen
    Taufkirchen, Germany
  • Universitätsklinikum Ulm
    Ulm, Germany
  • Ospedale Bellaria
    Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea
    Rome, Lazio, Italy
  • Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
    Milan, Lombardy, Italy
  • New Zealand Brain Research Institute
    Christchurch, New Zealand
  • Waikato Hospital
    Hamilton, New Zealand

+20 more sites. See ClinicalTrials.gov for the full list.

Study contacts

  • Principal investigator: Clinical Trials — Hoffmann-La Roche

How to take part

  1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
  2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
  3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.
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