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Save the Date – 2025 National CJD Conference

By CJDSGN Meetings, Events, News

NEW VENUE - Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Friday 24th October 2025

Genetic Family Meeting 

2.30pm to 5.30pm

Collins Room, Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Saturday 25th October 2025

16th Annual National CJD Conference

8.30am – 5.00pm

Victoria Room, Victoria Hotel, 215 Little Collins Street, Melbourne

Keynote Speakers

Professor Richard Knight –  National Surveillance Unit, Edinburgh UK
Professor Simon Mead – Prion Unit, London UK
Professor Inga Zerr – National Reference Center, Gottingen, Germany (to be confirmed)
Professor Colin Masters – Australian National CJD Registry, Melbourne, Australia
Professor Steven Collins – Australian National CJD Registry, Melbourne, Australia

Accomodation Information

To access special rates at The Victoria Hotel:
  1. Visit www.victoriahotel.com.au
  2. Select The Victoria Hotel , enter your required dates* and number of guests staying and click ‘GO’
  3. Click ‘I have a code’
  4. In the ‘Corporate ID’ field enter your booking code: CJDSUPPORT
  5. Click ‘UPDATE’
  6. Your special rates will appear on the rates screen
  7. Rooms are subject to availability.
These rates are available for stays between 24/10/25 – 26/10/25

Clinical Trial Update for Prion Diseases, December 2024

By Ionis Pharmaceuticals, News, Research

December 2024

December 30th, 2024 – Enrolment is now complete for the Ionis Phase 1/2a clinical trial of ION717 called PrProfile for symptomatic prion disease patients. Updates will be provided as they become available. Please review the attached Community Statement.


August 2024

August 16th, 2024
We are pleased to share with you the attached Community Statement from Ionis announcing that the pause on recruitment for their PrProfile Prion Disease study has been lifted. In addition, all planned clinical trial locations for PrProfile are now active, including several additional clinical trial sites that were not part of the earlier stage of enrollment – 16 in total.

Please review the attached Community Statement. We remain hopeful with the continued progress toward potential drug developments and clinical trials that may lead to a treatment or cure.


April 2024

April 9th, 2024 – Ionis has released the following community statement on the PrProfile clinical trial recruitment pause:


March 2024

March 26th, 2024 – Ionis has just announced the activation of a site in Gunma, Japan for the PrProfile Study.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


March 25th, 2024 – Ionis has just announced the activation of a site in Tel Aviv, Israel for the PrProfile Study.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


March 19th, 2024 – Ionis has just announced the opening of two enrolment locations in Japan – one in Tokyo and the other in Yamaguchi for the PrProfile Study.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


March 13th, 2024Ionis has just announced the opening of an enrolment site in Montreal, Canada (McGill University Health Centre) for the PrProfile Study.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


February 2024

February 21st, 2024Ionis has just announced the opening of an enrolment site in Boston, USA (Massachusetts General Hospital) for the PrProfile Study.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


February 3rd, 2024 – Ionis has just announced the opening of an enrolment site in Germany for the PrProfile Study. This is the third site to open outside of the USA.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


January 2024

January 27th, 2024 – Ionis has just announced the opening of an enrolment site in Barcelona, Spain for the PrProfile Study. This is the second site to open outside of the USA.

You can learn more about this site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

As always, individuals interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


January 24th, 2024 – Ionis has announced that they have opened a third enrollment site in Canada (University of Alberta) for the PrProfile Study.

You can learn more about that site here: A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717.

Anyone interested in learning more about the trial/site information can contact PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com and/or call +1- (844) 221-3587.


As of January 20, 2024, the UCLA Neurology Clinic in Los Angeles, California, United States has been added as the next prion disease human clinical trial site.

Please email PrionDisease@clinicaltrialmedia.com or call (844) 221-3587 to obtain more information on the study details and clinical trial site locations.


December 2023

Ionis has provided an update on their prion disease clinical trial –

The status of the Ionis Clinical Trial on clinicaltrials.gov is now “Recruiting“.
One site is listed as active and recruiting at this time and that is in the U.S. at the University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center in Ohio.

Key points:

  • The clinical trial is for persons in the early stages of active disease.
  • Trial sites will be rolled out in phases (not all sites will be live at the same time).
  • Ionis does not determine patient eligibility to participate in the clinical trial.
  • Refer interested patients to their physician or a clinical trial site to discuss eligibility.
  • It will be the determination of the clinical trial sites if they include patients from other countries.

Remember, this is just a first step in a very long process. Research does take time but each step leads us closer to discovery. Regardless of the outcome, this is a positive step for those impacted by prion disease.

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The Ionis Clinical Trial is posted on the clinical trials website.

Here is the link:  A Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of ION717

The current status is “not yet recruiting”. Even though no sites are open, this is a normal step in the process. You are able to see some of the study criteria and other information.

We will continue to provide you with updates as things progress.

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October 2023

We are please to provide the following community statement that has just been released by Ionis about their upcoming clinical trial.

International CJD Awareness Day awareness campaign on November 12th

By Events, News

International CJD Awareness Day is November 12th

Be a part of our awareness campaign for social media

#cjdawareness #priondiseaseawareness

Post and share that you are ‘Globally united for prion disease awareness’ to your local CJD/prion disease community to raise awareness.

Available to download are:

  • Facebook posts and group cover photo
  • Instagram posts
  • LinkedIn posts and background
  • Virtual Background
  • A4 poster to print out
  • Infographic about prion disease

Click the images below to view and download

International CJD Awareness Day – A4 poster (pdf)
Prion disease infographic (pdf)

Social media graphics: