Roche Trial of Ionis Huntington’s Disease Drug Halted After Side Effects

Roche Trial of Ionis Huntington’s Disease Drug Halted After Side Effects

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A 20-patient Phase 1 study of an RNA drug discovered by Ionis Pharmaceuticals that is being tested as a treatment for Huntington’s disease by Roche was suspended after two reports of infections related to a device used to take samples of cerebral spinal fluid during the trial.