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Treatment with the diabetes medication metformin suppresses the growth of immune T- and B-cell subsets that are implicated in the development of myasthenia gravis (MG), according to a study in a rat model of the neuromuscular disease. Metformin appeared to exert these positive effects by reversing the abnormal levels…

Cour Pharmaceuticals is launching a Phase 1b/2a proof-of-concept study to evaluate the safety and preliminary effectiveness of its investigational therapy CNP-106, an immune-modifying nanoparticle that’s designed to reprogram the immune system in adults with myasthenia gravis (MG). The announcement follows the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of…

The high blood sugar levels that characterize diabetes may prompt immune cells to be activated that can drive and worsen myasthenia gravis (MG), a recent study suggests. These findings indicate that tightly controlling blood sugar levels may benefit MG patients who also have diabetes. The study, “Diabetes mellitus aggravates…

Virtis Health has opened two ambulatory centers in Alabama for people with myasthenia gravis (MG) and other disorders that call for infusion therapies. The new Alabama centers in Mobile and Birmingham are available to patients statewide, in addition to residents of those cities. Their openings follow that of…

Telitacicept (RC18), an anti-inflammatory therapy developed by RemeGen, has been granted orphan drug designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a potential treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG). Orphan drug designation, or ODD, is given to therapies that have the potential to treat rare diseases, defined…

NMD670 safely improved muscle function and strength in a small clinical trial of people with myasthenia gravis (MG), the therapy’s developer, NMD Pharma, announced. “These trial results represent an important milestone for NMD Pharma as they provide the first clinical proof of mechanism for our novel ClC-1 inhibitor…

A new ambulatory center, operated by Virtis Health, has opened its doors in the Atlanta, Georgia, area for myasthenia gravis patients (MG) and others who require infusion treatments. Virtis is a division of Soleo Health, a pharmacy that specializes in the provision of infusion therapies to homes…

People with myasthenia gravis (MG) who are receiving immunosuppressive therapy are more likely to be hospitalized for a COVID-19 infection, yet the majority of patients are discharged without any complications, a single center study reports. “Immunosuppressive therapy was continued during COVID-19 infection,” and “most of hospitalized patients were discharged…

Two investigational UCB treatments for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) — zilucoplan and rozanolixizumab — continue to show benefits in gMG patients, according to recently reported findings from Phase 3 trials. Both delivered as subcutaneous (under-the-skin) injections, zilucoplan works by blocking an immune system protein called C5 that…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug status to NMD670, an experimental oral therapy that NMD Pharma is developing as a potential treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG). The designation is given to therapies intended for treating rare diseases, defined as those affecting fewer than…