Target Audience and Goal Statement
This educational activity is intended for an international audience of healthcare professionals, specifically neurologists,
primary care physicians (PCPs), orthopedists and orthopedic surgeons, internists, psychiatrists, and other healthcare professionals
who provide care for people with Huntington disease (HD).
The goal of this activity is to increase participants’ knowledge of the burden of HD; current treatment options for motor and other symptoms, in particular chorea; and new therapies in development, including the role of biomarkers, neuroimaging, and quantitative motor assessments.
Upon completion of this activity, participants will:
Have increased knowledge regarding the:
- Burden of HD on patients, caregivers, and society
- Current and emerging therapies for HD, including the role of biomarkers and quantitative motor assessments
Have greater competence related to:
- The management of chorea and other symptoms of HD, and the role of a team-based approach
Disclosures
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disclose any relevant financial relationships occurring within the past 12 months that could create a conflict of interest.
Moderator

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Ralf Reilmann, MD
Founding Director, George-Huntington-Institut Department of Radiology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany; Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
Disclosures
Disclosure: Ralf Reilmann, MD has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG; Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH; H. Lundbeck A/S; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (FKA Isis); Ipsen; Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Link Medicine; MEDA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medivation, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Omeros; Pfizer Inc.; Prana Biotechnology; Raptor Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Siena Biotech; Temmler Werke GmbH; Teva Neuroscience, Inc.; The Cure Huntington’s Disease Initiative Foundation; uniQure; Vaccinex; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: AOP Orphan Pharmaceuticals AG; Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (FKA Isis); Ipsen; Isis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Link Medicine; H. Lundbeck A/S; MEDA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Medivation, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Omeros; Pfizer Inc.; Prana Biotechnology; Raptor Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Siena Biotech; Temmler Werke GmbH; Teva Neuroscience, Inc.; The Cure Huntington’s Disease Initiative Foundation; uniQure; Vaccinex; Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung; CHDI Foundation, Inc.; Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft; Deutsches Zentrum für Neurodegeneration und Entzündung; European Huntington’s Disease Network; European Union (EU-FP7 program); High-Q-Foundation
Other: Director and Owner of: George-Huntington-Institut; QuantiMedis
Faculty

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Samuel A. Frank, MD
Associate Professor, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Disclosures
Disclosure: Samuel A. Frank, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Received grants for clinical research from: Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.

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Bernhard Landwehrmeyer, MD, PhD, FRCP
Professor of Neurology, Clinical Neurobiology, Ulm University Hospital, Ulm, Germany
Disclosures
Disclosure: Bernhard Landwehrmeyer, MD, PhD, FRCP, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH; Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (FKA Isis); Pfizer Inc.; Raptor
Pharmaceutical, Inc.; Roche; Siena Biotech; Teva Europe
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Desitin Arzneimittel GmbH; MDJ
Received grants for clinical research from: Bundesministerium für Bildung und Frauen; CHDI Foundation, Inc.; EC

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Claudia M. Testa, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Director, VCU Huntington Disease Program, Huntington’s Disease Society of America Centre of Excellence, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia, United States
Disclosures
Disclosure: Claudia M. Testa, MD, PhD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Lundbeck, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: CHDI Foundation, Inc. (nonprofit); NIH/NORD; Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
Steering Committee
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Giancarlo Comi, MD
Professor of Neurology, Chairman, Specialization School in Neurology, University Vita-Salute San Raffaele; Director, Department
of Neurology, Scientific Institute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Disclosures
Disclosure: Giancarlo Comi, MD (Chair), has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: Almirall, S.A.; Bayer HealthCare; Biogen Idec Inc.; Chugai Pharma USA, LLC; Excemed;
Genzyme Corporation; Merck Serono; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Receptos; Roche; Sanofi; Serono Symposia Int. Foundation;
Teva Europe
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Almirall, S.A.; Bayer HealthCare; Biogen Idec Inc.; Chugai Pharma
USA, LLC; Excemed; Genzyme Corporation; Merck & Co., Inc.; Merck Serono; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Receptos; Sanofi;
Serono Symposia Int. Foundation; Teva Europe
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Kevin M. Biglan, MD
Professor of Neurology, Associate Chair of Clinical Research Movement Disorders Division, University of Rochester Medical
Center, Rochester, New York, United States
Disclosures
Disclosure: Kevin M. Biglan, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: KJT Consulting Services; UCB Pharma, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Lundbeck, Inc.
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Patricia K. Coyle, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology; Vice Chair, Clinical Affairs; Director, Multiple Sclerosis Comprehensive Care Center,
Stony Brook University Medical Center, Stony Brook, New York, United States
Disclosures
Disclosure: Patricia K. Coyle, MD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: AbbVie Inc.; Accordant; Acorda Therapeutics; Bayer HealthCare; Biogen Idec Inc.; Genentech,
Inc.; Genzyme Corporation; Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals; Merck Serono; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Roche; Sanofi;
Teva Neuroscience, Inc.
Received grants for clinical research from: Actelion Pharmaceuticals, Ltd; Genentech, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation;
Opexa Therapeutics, Inc.; Roche
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G. Bernhard Landwehrmeyer, MD, PhD, FRCP
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Tiago A. Mestre, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa; Researcher, Ottawa Hospital Research
Institute, Brain and Mind Research Institute, Medical Director, Enroll-HD; Chair, Committee on Review of HD Rating Scales,
International Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Society, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Disclosures
Disclosure: Tiago A. Mestre, MD, MSc, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Served as an advisor or consultant for: AbbVie Inc.
Served as a speaker or a member of a speakers bureau for: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd
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