Tag: Myasthenia Gravis (MG)

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Momenta Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Phase 2 Vivacity-MG Study of Nipocalimab for Treatment of Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Sujatha Gurunathan

On June 15, Momenta Pharmaceuticals announced positive results from its phase 2 Vivacity-MG trial assessing treatment with the company’s investigational therapeutic nipocalimab (M281) in patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Preliminary data indicated that treatment with nipocalimab, using four different dosing protocols over an eight-week period, resulted in improvements in patients’ Myasthenia Gravis Activities of . . .

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Simply Stated: What is Myasthenia Gravis?

Jeanene Swanson

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune disease, which is a disease that occurs when the immune system goes awry and produces antibodies that attack the body’s own tissues. Normally, antibodies are created to rid the body of pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances. In MG, antibodies attack the connection between nerve and muscle . . .

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Clinical Trial Alert: Alexion Pharmaceuticals Seeks Participants for a Phase 3 Pediatric Myasthenia Gravis Study

MDA Staff

Researchers at Alexion Pharmaceuticals are looking for children with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) to participate in an open-label Phase 3 study. The goal of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of eculizumab (Soliris) in pediatric patients. This therapy may improve muscle strength by reducing inflammation caused by the immune system. All participants . . .

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Long-Term Results of Extension Study Validate Surgery as a Treatment for Myasthenia Gravis

Jeanene Swanson

Results of an extension study following an MDA-supported clinical trial showed that surgical removal of the thymus in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) offered benefits for as long as five years after surgery. The original clinical trial, which was extended for two years, showed patients who had the thymus removed had reduced muscle weakness and . . .

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Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Phase 2b Trial of Firdapse in Patients with Muscle-Specific Kinase Antibody Positive Myasthenia Gravis (MuSK-MG)

Jeanene Swanson

On Jan. 4, Italian researchers published positive results in the journal SAGE Open Medicine of a Phase 2b clinical trial (MSK-001) evaluating Firdapse (amifampridine phosphate) for treating MuSK antibody positive myasthenia gravis (MuSK-MG). Their results showed the drug to be safe and effective in treating patients with this rare disease. The study was partially funded . . .

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Ra Pharmaceuticals Announces Positive Results from Phase 2 Trial of Zilucoplan in Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Jeanene Swanson

On Dec. 10, Ra Pharmaceuticals Inc., based in Cambridge, Mass., announced positive results from a Phase 2 clinical trial designed to evaluate zilucoplan (RA101495) for treating generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). Patients who received the drug had significant reductions in both measured endpoints, the Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) score and the Myasthenia Gravis — Activities of . . .

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UCB Reports Positive Results in Phase 2 Trial of Rozanolixizumab for Myasthenia Gravis

MDA Staff

On Oct. 18, pharmaceutical company UCB announced positive results in its phase 2 trial of rozanolixizumab (also known as UCB7665), a potential treatment for myasthenia gravis (MG).  Rozanolixizumab, a subcutaneous FcRn (neonatal Fc receptor) monoclonal antibody, performed well in the study, achieving proof-of-concept, improvement in multiple disease-related endpoints and a satisfactory safety profile. The randomized, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept study enrolled . . .

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Trial to Test Firdapse in MG Seeks Participants

Amy Madsen

Researchers are looking for people with myasthenia gravis (MG) to participate in a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the investigational drug amifampridine phosphate (brand name Firdapse). Effects of the drug will be assessed in individuals with muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) antibody positive MG and in a smaller group with acetylcholine . . .

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