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September 21, 2018

#NORDSummit – More Than 700 Expected to Attend Oct. 15-16 Rare Disease Summit in Washington

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More than 700 medical experts, pharmaceutical executives, patient advocates, and others are expected to converge on Washington, D.C., next month for the 2018 NORD Rare Diseases & Orphan Products ... Read more

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018

Thymus Tumor Elevates Risk of Ocular MG Becoming Generalized, Case Series Finds

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Thymoma, a tumor of the thymus gland that can be benign or malignant, elevates ocular myasthenia gravis (MG) patients’ risk of developing a generalized form of the disease, a ... Read more

September 18, 2018September 18, 2018

Patients with FSHD Can Develop Myasthenia Gravis, Report Indicates

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Patients with facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) — a type of muscular dystrophy — can develop myasthenia gravis, possibly because of underlying immune dysfunction. A letter to the editor describing the case, titled ... Read more

September 13, 2018September 13, 2018

Robot-assisted Thymectomy Considered Safe for MG Patients, Singapore Study Says

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Robot-assisted surgery to remove the thymus gland is considered a safe method of performing a thymectomy on myasthenia gravis patients, a recent study in Singapore shows. The study, “Robotic Thymectomy in Patients ... Read more

September 11, 2018September 11, 2018

MG Patients Are at Greater Risk for Other Autoimmune Diseases, Study Suggests

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Myasthenia gravis patients have a greater risk of having autoimmune rheumatic diseases, especially those who underwent a thymectomy, according to researchers in Taiwan. Their study, “Thymectomy in patients with myasthenia ... Read more

September 6, 2018September 6, 2018

Early Signs of Myasthenia Gravis May Include Swallowing, Speaking Difficulties, Case Report Shows

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Physicians should consider a myasthenia gravis diagnosis in patients who exhibit symptoms such as dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), dysphonia (difficulty speaking), palatal weakness, or a feeling that the tongue is ... Read more

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Adipokines Could Help Assess Course of Myasthenia Gravis, Study Suggests

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Hormones produced by adipose (fat) tissue, called adipokines, can help assess the progression and status of myasthenia gravis, researchers suggest. A team at Medical University of Silesia in Poland ... Read more

August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

Japanese Regulatory Agency Weighs in on Upcoming Phase 3 MG Trial for Efgartigimod

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Argenx is one step closer to launching a global Phase 3 trial to evaluate the potential of its therapy candidate efgartigimod (ARGX-113) for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Following feedback from ... Read more

August 28, 2018August 28, 2018

MS Therapy Lemtrada Possibly Linked to Development of Myasthenia Gravis, Case Report Suggests

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Treatment with Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), approved for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, may increase the risk of patients developing other autoimmune diseases including myasthenia gravis, a case report suggests. The report, “Myasthenia ... Read more

August 22, 2018August 22, 2018

Case Report Details Rapid Development of MG After Stem Cell Transplant

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A new case report describes a rare case of a patient with rapid development and worsening of myasthenia gravis (MG) after a stem cell transplant. The research illustrates the ... Read more

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