Case Supports Soliris as Promising Treatment for Thymoma-associated MG

Soliris (eculizumab) may be a promising treatment option for patients with refractory myasthenia gravis (MG) associated with a tumor in the thymus gland, a case report suggests. The case report study, “Eculizumab as a promising treatment in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis,” was published in…

Treatment with Soliris (eculizumab) led to rapid and sustained improvements in muscle strength and the ability to perform daily activities in people with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who have antibodies against acetylcholine receptors (AChRs), the Phase 3 REGAIN clinical trial and its…

Stress and depression are associated with higher relapse rates in people with myasthenia gravis (MG), according to a recent study. Attention to evidence of either disorder is important for proper patient care, its researchers said. The study, “Prospective study of stress, depression and personality in myasthenia…

NMD Pharma is launching a Phase 1/2a trial in the Netherlands to evaluate for the first time NMD670, an oral treatment candidate for people with myasthenia gravis (MG). The study (CHDR1948), approved by the Dutch ethics committee and regulatory authorities, will take place at the Centre…

A 60-year-old man being treated for multiple myeloma was found to have myasthenia gravis (MG) caused by antibodies against muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK), a study reports. This unusual case indicates that cancer treatments may mask the symptoms of MG, complicating diagnosis, researchers said. The case was described…

The EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases has launched a nationwide National Burden of Rare Disease Survey to measure the full implications, economic and social, of living with rare disease in the United States. People with rare diseases know that the impacts of such conditions extend beyond just medical…

People with myasthenia gravis who have autoantibodies targeting the proteins LRP4 and agrin have more severe disease compared to patients without those  antibodies, a study has found. However, regardless of antibody status, all patients responded to standard MG therapies. …

3P Biopharmaceuticals and Toleranzia are continuing their partnership to develop Toleranzia’s potential therapy candidate, TOL2, for people living with myasthenia gravis (MG). “Currently there are enormous opportunities offered by biotechnology as we can help to develop treatments for rare diseases or those without current therapeutic approaches, such as…

Immunovant is preparing to launch a Phase 3 trial of its investigational candidate IMVT-1401 in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG); it may lead to the treatment’s approval for this indication, pending positive results. The new trial will build on data from two previous studies of other drug candidates that…

People with myasthenia gravis (MG) who fail to respond to standard therapies or are dependent on steroid use can safely and effectively be treated with rituximab, an immune modulating medicine, a real-world study found. Patients taking rituximab were also…