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Gene Therapy Slows Huntington’s Decline by About 75% in Early Trial, uniQure Says

The one-time, surgically delivered uniQure therapy showed marked slowing in a small Phase 1/2 cohort, prompting plans for an FDA filing in early 2026.

Overview

  • Topline data released this week report roughly 75% slower clinical progression over about 36 months in high‑dose AMT‑130 recipients versus an external matched control group.
  • Coverage cites differing high‑dose sample sizes, with Newsweek and Medical Xpress noting 12 patients and Vice reporting 17, while 29 participants completed follow‑up up to 36 months overall.
  • Cerebrospinal‑fluid neurofilament light, a marker of neuronal injury, declined from baseline at 36 months in treated patients.
  • Investigators describe the therapy as well tolerated in this study, though it requires a lengthy MRI‑guided neurosurgical infusion into the striatum.
  • The findings come from a small, nonrandomized trial using external controls and await peer review and larger controlled studies as uniQure prepares an accelerated‑approval submission in early 2026.