Catalyst Pharmaceuticals recently enrolled the first patient into a Phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate) in patients with MuSK antibody-positive myasthenia gravis (MuSK MG). Firdapse is a neuronal potassium channel blocker that works to improve nerve impulses…
Dosing has been completed in the Phase 1 clinical trial of GTP-004, a new candidate for the treatment of symptoms associated with myasthenia gravis (MG), including gastrointestinal side effects of pyridostigmine, the investigational therapy’s developer, GT Biopharma, announced. Preliminary results suggest that GTP-004 enables the safe and well-tolerated administration of…
Alexion Pharmaceuticals announced that it has received approval to market Soliris (eculizumab) in Japan as a treatment for certain adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), according to a press release. That decision, by that country’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, makes Soliris the first and only complement inhibitor…
The Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) started the MG Walk Campaign six years ago to raise funds, create awareness, renew hope, and generate a broader network of community and support for those living with myasthenia gravis (MG). The MG Walks allow supporters and patients to become the driving…
The Assistance Fund recently launched a program to provide financial support to patients with myasthenia gravis (MG). The Assistance Fund is a charity foundation that assists patients and their families by helping them meet the financial needs associated with treatment expenses. Currently managing more than 30 disease-specific funds, The…
The Japanese Patent Office (JPO) has issued a new patent for the composition of eculizumab, marketed as Soliris by Alexion Pharmaceuticals, and its pharmaceutical formulations until 2027. Alexion is currently pursuing a patent for additional indications of Soliris, including for the treatment of anti-acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody-positive generalized…
The first participant has been dosed in a Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating argenx‘s subcutaneous formulation of ARGX-113 in healthy volunteers. ARGX-113 is an investigational antibody designed for the treatment of patients with severe autoimmune diseases associated with high levels of harmful immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibodies, such as myasthenia gravis (MG).
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Soliris (eculizumab) as a treatment for adults with a particular type of generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) — the first time in more than 60 years that it has authorized a therapy for the disease. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, which developed Solaris, said the…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to ARGX-113, a potential treatment for myasthenia gravis, its developer argenx said in a press release. MG is an autoimmune disease triggered by immunoglobulin G auto-antibodies, or IgGs. They attack critical signaling proteins at the junction between nerve and…
Women with myasthenia gravis (MG) have a poorer quality of life than male patients. That’s the conclusion of a study named “Best Abstract Award” winner at the 2017 American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Specifically, the study, which used Patient Registry data from the…
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