Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbation or Crisis With Efgartigimod
Recruiting
Phase 4
Interventional Study
Myasthenia Gravis Crisis
Myasthenia Gravis Exacerbations
AChR Myasthenia Gravis
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 4
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 20 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver · Other
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About This Trial
This study plans to learn more about if the drug efgartigimod can be used in the hospital to treat exacerbations in participants with myasthenia gravis (MG). Efgartigimod has been approved by the FDA for ongoing (chronic) treatment of generalized MG in adult patients who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody positive but has not been studied in the treatment of worsening weakness requiri…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adults ≥ age 18 years with known generalized MG as identified by characteristic signs of generalized MG on clinical assessment and positive serology for AchR antibodies as well as one of the following:
1. Documented positive response to cholinesterase inhibitors such as pyr…
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