Myasthenia Gravis

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Key Indicators of Myasthenia Gravis Disease Progression Reduced With Efgartigimod

April 18th 2025

Research presented at the recent annual meeting of the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy highlights outcomes among patients who have anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive myasthenia gravis that include reduced exacerbations and need for immunoglobulin.

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Areas of Unmet Need Continue to Burden Patients With gMG

April 2nd 2025

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MINT Trial 26-Week Data Show Inebilizumab for gMG Is Effective and Safe

April 1st 2025

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Rozanolixizumab Remains Consistently Safe, Effective for gMG

March 21st 2025

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FDA Approves Expanded Indication of Eculizumab for Pediatric Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

March 15th 2025

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October 10th 2023

gMG Imposes an Enormous Economic Burden on Patients

Maggie L. Shaw
Qualitative interviews were conducted and a web-based quantitative survey was administered to have a clearer understanding of the economic impact of social determinants of health on patients living with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).
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September 29th 2023

Subanalysis of ADAPT Reveals Consistent Efficacy With Efgartigimod Among All Genders

Isabella Ciccone, MPH
Patients with generalized myasthenia gravis treated with efgartigimod consistently exceeded treatment compared with placebo regardless of gender in age, disease duration, body mass index, and thymectomy.
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September 25th 2023

ICI Treatment Necessitates Close Monitoring of Potential Myasthenia Gravis

Maggie L. Shaw
Overactivation of the immune system is a potential serious adverse event (AE) following immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) treatment for any of several cancers in the first and second line; among these AEs is myasthenia gravis.
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September 20th 2023

Myasthenia Gravis Treatment Landscape Rapidly Evolving

Maggie L. Shaw
Approximately 70 to 300 million individuals worldwide are living with myasthenia gravis, an antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder that adversely affects neuromuscular junction function.
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September 15th 2023

PASS “Yes” Status in MG Potentially Achievable 2 Years After Diagnosis

Maggie L. Shaw
Patient acceptable symptom state (PASS) may be a reliable indicator of long-term outcomes among patients who have myasthenia gravis (MG).
John Vissing, MD, DMSci, Copenhagen Neuromuscular Center, University of Copenhagen,
September 9th 2023

Generalized Myasthenia Gravis Symptom Severity Reduced Through Ravulizumab Treatment

Isabella Ciccone, MPH
The highest proportions of patients with severe ocular impairment at baseline showed greater improvements in symptom severity on ravulizumab in comparison with placebo after 26 weeks.
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September 6th 2023

Digital Phenotyping Potential Clinical Tool in Myasthenia Gravis

Maggie L. Shaw
The investigation evaluated if symptom signatures of myasthenia gravis exacerbations could be evaluated using real-world data gathered via a smartphone-based research platform.
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August 30th 2023

Psychological Health Important Consideration for Myasthenia Gravis Space

Maggie L. Shaw
With this study, investigators hoped to describe personality traits among individuals who have the autoimmune, neuromuscular disease.
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August 24th 2023

Computer-Aided MG Assessment Could Facilitate Broader Use of Telehealth

Jared Kaltwasser
Investigators say computer algorithms can be used to assess physical and vocal signs of myasthenia gravis (MG).
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August 16th 2023

Cell-Based Assay Outperforms Others for Antibody Detection in Myasthenia Gravis

Maggie L. Shaw
This study compared autoantigen detection of acetylcholine receptor and muscle-specific kinase, among 3 assays used in suspected cases of myasthenia gravis.
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August 9th 2023

Myasthenia Gravis Prevalence Increasing, Linked to Hepatitis B Virus in Taiwan

Maggie L. Shaw
Study authors used data from the Taiwan National Healthcare Insurance Research database and Death Registry for their population-based retrospective cohort study.
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August 5th 2023

Zilucoplan Demonstrates Consistent Efficacy in Phase 3 RAISE Study of Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Isabella Ciccone, MPH
Nearly half of patients treated with zilucoplan were considered responders on Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) at the first week, suggesting a rapid onset of efficacy.
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August 2nd 2023

Case Investigated of Patient With Possible COVID-19–Induced Myasthenia Gravis

Maggie L. Shaw
Investigators conducted a case study of a patient who presented with COVID-19–induced seronegative myasthenia gravis, seeking more information on neurological manifestations of the respiratory disease.
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July 27th 2023

Research Finds Efficacy of LPE Similar to PE in Patients With MG

Gianna Melillo
Lymphoplasmapheresis (LPE) was also completed with fewer replacements compared with plasma exchange (PE) for myasthenia gravis (MG).
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July 22nd 2023

Rare Case of CNS Toxoplasmosis Seen in Patient With Myasthenia Gravis

Gianna Melillo
The patient was found to have Toxoplasma gondii, a parasitic infection, and died 5 months after his initial diagnosis.
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July 20th 2023

Real-World Data Highlight Benefits of Thymectomy in Patients With NTMG

Gianna Melillo
However, few patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis (NTMG) undergo this procedure, results suggest.
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July 13th 2023

Uncontrolled Disease Common in Patients Grappling With Myasthenia Gravis

Gwen Mergian
A real-world study of 5 European countries shows frequent misdiagnoses/delays in diagnosis, acute hospitalizations, and quality-of-life impairments.
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July 8th 2023

Endoscopic Surgery “Unmasks” Undiagnosed Myasthenia Gravis

Jared Kaltwasser
The patient in this case experienced significant muscle weakness after emerging from anesthesia.
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July 7th 2023

Survey Assesses Impact of SDOH on Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Gianna Melillo
The rare autoimmune disorder generalized myasthenia gravis can cause muscle weakness in the limbs and face.
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June 27th 2023

FDA Approves Rozanolixizumab-noli for Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Laura Joszt, MA
The treatment is the first approved by the FDA to treat the 2 most common subtypes of generalized myasthenia gravis.
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June 9th 2023

Innovative Therapies Show Promise Improving MG Symptoms

Jared Kaltwasser
Both complement inhibitors and neonatal Fc receptor blockers led to improvements in symptoms, according to a meta-analysis.
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June 7th 2023

New Symptom Cluster Scale for MG Aims to Better Guide Patient Care

Jared Kaltwasser
The scale is meant to better quantify how clusters of symptoms impact patients’ quality of life.
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May 23rd 2023

MG Has Significant Impact on Patients’ Work, Survey Shows

Jared Kaltwasser
The majority of respondents living with generalized myasthenia gravis (MG) were not working, the results showed.
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May 17th 2023

Symptom Flares Common in MuSK-Positive MG, Case Series Shows

Jared Kaltwasser
A new small case series finds higher rates of symptom flares in individuals who have muscle-specific tyrosine kinase (MuSK)–positive myasthenia gravis (MG) than previous research.
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May 12th 2023

Preoperative Respiratory Training, Exercise Benefit Patients With MG Undergoing Thymectomy

Jared Kaltwasser
The training did not, however, affect postoperative limb skeletal muscle weakness or exercise capacity.
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May 9th 2023

Vaccinated Patients With MG Fare Better With COVID-19, Study Finds

Jared Kaltwasser
The findings support policies urging vaccination of individuals who have myasthenia gravis (MG).
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May 2nd 2023

Single-Count Breath Test Can Help Assess Respiratory Function in MG

Jared Kaltwasser
A patient’s inability to count while holding their breath can be an indication of respiratory distress in myasthenia gravis.
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April 29th 2023

Phase 3 Trials of Rozanolixizumab, Zilucoplan, Show Positive Results in Myasthenia Gravis

AJMC Staff
Results from 2 late-stage trials evaluating generalized myasthenia gravis therapies indicated both drugs, rozanolixizumab and zilucoplan, have potential as targeted treatment options.
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April 25th 2023

MG Heightens Severe COVID-19 Risk, but Vaccination Helps Reduce Risk

Jared Kaltwasser
People with myasthenia gravis (MG) had a higher risk of hospitalization for COVID-19 compared to the general population and a control group of people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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April 17th 2023

Refractory MG Presents Difficult Challenge for Patients, Clinicians

Jared Kaltwasser
A new case series highlights characteristics and challenges of this subgroup of patients with myasthenia gravis (MG).
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