International consensus guidance for management of myasthenia gravis: 2020 update

P Narayanaswami, DB Sanders, G Wolfe, M Benatar… - Neurology, 2021 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To update the 2016 formal consensus-based guidance for the management of
myasthenia gravis (MG) based on the latest evidence in the literature. Methods In October …

Clinical promise of next-generation complement therapeutics

DC Mastellos, D Ricklin, JD Lambris - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2019 - nature.com
The complement system plays a key role in pathogen immunosurveillance and tissue
homeostasis. However, subversion of its tight regulatory control can fuel a vicious cycle of …

Safety, efficacy, and tolerability of efgartigimod in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (ADAPT): a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial

JF Howard, V Bril, T Vu, C Karam, S Peric… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background There is an unmet need for treatment options for generalised myasthenia gravis
that are effective, targeted, well tolerated, and can be used in a broad population of patients …

Safety and efficacy of rozanolixizumab in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (MycarinG): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, adaptive phase 3 …

V Bril, A Drużdż, J Grosskreutz, AA Habib… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Generalised myasthenia gravis is a chronic, unpredictable, and debilitating
autoimmune disease. New treatments for this disease are needed because conventional …

Safety and efficacy of zilucoplan in patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (RAISE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 study

JF Howard, S Bresch, A Genge… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Generalised myasthenia gravis is a chronic, unpredictable, and debilitating rare
disease, often accompanied by high treatment burden and with an unmet need for more …

Terminal complement inhibitor ravulizumab in generalized myasthenia gravis

T Vu, A Meisel, R Mantegazza, D Annane… - NEJM …, 2022 - evidence.nejm.org
Background Generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) is a rare, chronic, and debilitating
autoimmune disease. Activation of the complement system by autoantibodies against the …

Safety and clinical activity of autologous RNA chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy in myasthenia gravis (MG-001): a prospective, multicentre, open-label, non …

V Granit, M Benatar, M Kurtoglu, MD Miljković… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are highly effective in treating
haematological malignancies, but associated toxicities and the need for lymphodepletion …

Ravulizumab (ALXN1210) vs eculizumab in C5-inhibitor–experienced adult patients with PNH: the 302 study

AG Kulasekararaj, A Hill, ST Rottinghaus… - Blood, The Journal …, 2019 - ashpublications.org
Ravulizumab, a new complement component C5 inhibitor administered every 8 weeks, was
noninferior to eculizumab administered every 2 weeks in complement-inhibitor–naive …

Eculizumab as an emergency treatment for adult patients with severe COVID-19 in the intensive care unit: a proof-of-concept study

D Annane, N Heming, L Grimaldi-Bensouda… - …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Complement pathway inhibition may provide benefit for severe acute
respiratory illnesses caused by viral infections such as COVID-19. We present results from a …

Pharmacotherapy of generalized myasthenia gravis with special emphasis on newer biologicals

D Menon, V Bril - Drugs, 2022 - Springer
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic, fluctuating, antibody-mediated autoimmune disorder
directed against the post-synaptic neuromuscular junctions of skeletal muscles, resulting in …