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Stem cell transplant effective for treatment-resistant MG: Review

Nearly all adults who underwent a stem cell transplant for treatment-resistant myasthenia gravis (MG) achieved remission or had minimal symptoms that did not require further treatment, according to a small study. “Studies investigating the efficacy and safety of [stem cell transplant] in the treatment of refractory [or treatment-resistant] MG…

Incidence of myasthenia gravis increasing in Czech Republic

The incidence of myasthenia gravis (MG) is increasing in the Czech Republic, with about 40% of the patients being in their economically productive age, between 15 and 65. That’s according to data from a Czech patient registry that also found about a third of these patients couldn’t work at…

Top 10 myasthenia gravis stories of 2024

Throughout 2024, the team at Myasthenia Gravis News has brought you the latest updates on research advances and treatment options for myasthenia gravis (MG). We look forward to continuing to serve the MG community in the years to come. Here, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 most-read articles…

Soleo Health opens infusion center in Knoxville area

Soleo Health, a pharmacy services company specializing in infusion treatments, has opened a new ambulatory center in the Knoxville, Tennessee, area for people with myasthenia gravis (MG) and other complex and rare disorders requiring infusion therapies. The new center, in the Knoxville suburb of Farragut, has five suites…

Use of cyclophosphamide regimen found effective in hard-to-treat MG

Short-term use of cyclophosphamide — given in six monthly cycles, followed by maintenance immunotherapy — markedly reduced the clinical severity of hard-to-treat myasthenia gravis (MG), according to a study by researchers in Australia and the U.K. The therapeutic response seen among patients also allowed a reduction in the…

Phase 1 trial of NKX019 cell therapy in gMG patients cleared to open

An investigator-initiated clinical trial will assess the safety and efficacy of NKX019, Nkarta’s investigational natural killer (NK) cell therapy for autoimmune diseases, in people with myasthenia gravis (MG). The open-label Phase 1 trial will be led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and the University…