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Vyvgart listed for reimbursement in China for adults with gMG

Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) has been listed on China’s 2023 National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL) as a treatment for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who test positive for self-reactive antibodies against the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) protein. Issued each year by China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA), the NRDL…

Cell therapy KYV-101 put on FDA fast track as MG treatment

KYV-101, an experimental cell therapy for myasthenia gravis (MG) in development by Kyverna Therapeutics, has been granted fast track status by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA gives this designation to therapies that have the potential to improve care for serious illnesses. The designation is…

IVIG during pregnancy found to ease MG symptoms in newborn

Treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) during pregnancy may have helped ease symptoms of a fetal disorder in a girl born to a mother with myasthenia gravis (MG), according to a report from Germany. The woman’s firstborn had developed severe FARAD (or fetal acetylcholine receptor antibody-related disorder), which occurs…

KYV-101 found safe, effective for woman with severe gMG

Kyverna Therapeutics’ investigational cell therapy KYV-101 safely and effectively improved muscle strength and reduced fatigue in a woman with severe, hard-to-treat generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), according to a case report. The patient was treated based on an individual case evaluation and outside of a clinical trial. “This groundbreaking…

Under-the-skin Vyvgart approved in Europe for AChR-positive gMG

A new under-the-skin injectable formulation of Vyvgart (efgartigimod alfa) has been approved by the European Commission for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are positive for antibodies targeting the acetylcholine receptor (AChR) — the most common type of MG-causing antibody. This subcutaneous (under-the-skin) formulation now can be…

Spanish-speaking MG support group to meet virtually this Saturday

Spanish-speaking patients living with myasthenia gravis (MG) — and their caregivers, family members, friends, and anyone else seeking to learn more about the rare neuromuscular disease — are invited to join in the next meeting of the Virtual International Spanish MG Support Group, or Miastenia Gravis Grupo de Apoyo,…