Study of WVE-003 in Patients With Huntington's Disease
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05032196 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : September 2, 2021
Last Update Posted : January 6, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Huntington Disease | Drug: WVE-003 | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 36 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Sequential Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Investigator) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Phase 1b/2a Study of WVE-003 Administered Intrathecally in Patients With Huntington's Disease (SELECT-HD) |
Actual Study Start Date : | September 6, 2021 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | June 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | June 2023 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: WVE-003 (Dose A) or placebo |
Drug: WVE-003
WVE-003 is a stereopure antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) |
Experimental: WVE-003 (Dose B) or placebo |
Drug: WVE-003
WVE-003 is a stereopure antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) |
Experimental: WVE-003 (Dose C) or placebo |
Drug: WVE-003
WVE-003 is a stereopure antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) |
Experimental: WVE-003 (Dose D) or placebo |
Drug: WVE-003
WVE-003 is a stereopure antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) |
- Safety: Proportion of patients with adverse events (AEs) [ Time Frame: Day 1 through end of study (minimum of 36 weeks) ]
- Maximum concentration (Cmax) of WVE-003 in plasma [ Time Frame: Day 1 through end of study (minimum of 36 weeks) ]
- Area under the plasma concentration time curve for WVE-003 from time 0 to last quantifiable concentration (AUC0-t) [ Time Frame: Day 1 through end of study (minimum of 36 weeks) ]
- Terminal half-life (t1/2) of WVE-003 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [ Time Frame: Day 1 through end of study (minimum of 36 weeks) ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 25 Years to 60 Years (Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Presence of the A variant of SNP3 on the same allele as the pathogenic CAG triplet expansion
- Ambulatory, male or female patients aged ≥25 to ≤60 years
- Clinical diagnostic motor features of HD, defined as Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) Diagnostic Confidence Score = 4
- UHDRS Total Functional Capacity Scores ≥9 and ≤13
Exclusion Criteria:
- Malignancy or received treatment for malignancy, other than treated basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, within the previous 5 years
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Received any other study drug, including an investigational oligonucleotide, within the past 1 year or 5 half-lives of the drug, whichever is longer, with the exception of the following:
a. Received WVE-120101 or WVE-120102 within the last 3 months
- Implantable CNS device that may interfere with ability to administer study drug via lumbar puncture or undergo MRI scan
- Inability to undergo brain MRI (with or without sedation)
- Bone, spine, bleeding, or other disorder that exposes the patient to risk of injury or unsuccessful lumbar puncture
- Previously received tominersen

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05032196
Contact: Clinical Operations | 855-215-4687 | clinicaltrials@wavelifesci.com |

Study Director: | Medical Director, MD | Wave Life Sciences |
Responsible Party: | Wave Life Sciences Ltd. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05032196 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
WVE-003-001 |
First Posted: | September 2, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 6, 2023 |
Last Verified: | January 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.: | Yes |
Huntington Disease Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Dementia Chorea Dyskinesias |
Movement Disorders Heredodegenerative Disorders, Nervous System Neurodegenerative Diseases Genetic Diseases, Inborn Cognition Disorders Neurocognitive Disorders Mental Disorders |