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Weekly Dosing with Extended Release Zilucoplan Shows Similar Activity as Daily Dose

A new extended release formulation of zilucoplan, a potential self-administered therapy for patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), given once weekly, achieved complement 5 (C5) inhibition similarly to zilucoplan administered daily, pre-clinical data in non-human primates show. Zilucoplan, developed by Ra Pharmaceuticals, is an artificial peptide that binds to…

Nonprofit Group Works to Raise Rare Disease Awareness in India

With an estimated 1.37 billion inhabitants, India will likely surpass China in five years as the world’s most populous country. That also means it will have more rare-disease patients than any nation. It already has more than twice as many as the 28-member European Union. Harsha K. Rajasimha, a genomics…

Other Diseases and Treatment Reactions Common in Myasthenia Gravis Patients, Study in India Finds

Almost 90% of patients diagnosed with myasthenia gravis develop other diseases, or comorbidities, while about 70% have treatment-related complications, a review study from India reports. These additional disorders may contribute to a poorer outcome for these people, making early recognition and management of comorbidities essential for improving patient care and overall…

Ra Pharma Set to Launch Phase 3 Trial Testing Zilucoplan on Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Ra Pharmaceuticals is preparing to launch a Phase 3 clinical trial to assess the therapeutic potential of zilucoplan for the treatment of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). This comes after the company’s completion of End-of-Phase 2 interactions with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The 12-week study — a…