Patients with well-controlled myasthenia gravis (MG) and no co-existing conditions, or comorbidities, are more likely to have milder COVID-19 and experience more favorable outcomes, according to a recent study. “Our study has shown that COVID-19 does not necessarily have a severe course or poor outcome in MG patients. Absence…
People with myasthenia gravis (MG) who lack or have subtle symptom fluctuations may face a delayed diagnosis of the neuromuscular condition, according to a recent case series. Given such cases, the researchers suggest that patients who show symptoms reminiscent of the autoimmune disease, even without fluctuations, should be…
Soleo Health, a pharmacy specializing in infusion therapies, will serve as the U.S. distributor that will administer Vyvgart (efgartigimod), the newly approved treatment for people with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Argenx, the therapy’s developer, selected Soleo Health as a limited distribution partner for Vyvgart, which was approved…
Tacrolimus is effective and safe as a single-agent immunotherapy for people with myasthenia gravis (MG), and its use led to minimal manifestation status in a majority of patients treated for one year in China, a study reported. Favorable responses were particularly evident in younger patients (up to age 40),…
Merck KGaA has acquired Chord Therapeutics and the rights to continue developing CRD1 (cladribine), Chord’s lead candidate for treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis. “I am particularly pleased that Chord’s focus on severe, rare neurological conditions will be complemented by Merck’s established leadership with cladribine,” Arthur Roach, founder and…
Comorbidities — co-existing illnesses like hypertension — tend to be more common in older patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) and to increase with advancing age, a study of patient registry data reports. The presence of comorbidities, however, did not differ among these adults based on age at MG onset. The study…
In patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) with an associated thymus tumor, being male, having poorer lung function, more severe disease, receiving into-the-vein anesthetics, and spending a longer time in surgery are all associated with a higher risk of prolonged ventilation following thymus removal surgery. The study with that finding,…
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