What Is in the Neuromuscular Junction Literature?


Journal

Journal of clinical neuromuscular disease
ISSN: 1537-1611
Titre abrégé: J Clin Neuromuscul Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100887391

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 Dec 2023
Historique:
medline: 15 11 2023
pubmed: 14 11 2023
entrez: 14 11 2023
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

This update covers several articles on diagnosis and misdiagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG), the role of complement in MG, and then an impressive number of recent treatment trials. There is a negative study on any corticosteroid-sparing effect of intravenous immunoglobulin. A number of positive studies are reviewed. Open-label extension studies of phase 3 trials showed benefit regarding quality of life with efgartigimod and in functional measures with ravulizumab. The phase 3 RAISE trial of zilucoplan, a self-administered complement C5 inhibitor, is covered as well as the MyCarinG trial of rozanolixizumab. The notion of using fast-acting therapies early in the course of MG is addressed. The last sections center on MG and Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome as a consequence of immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy.

Identifiants

pubmed: 37962198
doi: 10.1097/CND.0000000000000456
pii: 00131402-202312000-00008
doi:

Substances chimiques

Complement Inactivating Agents 0

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

107-114

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The author reports no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

David Lacomis (D)

Departments of Neurology; and.
Pathology (Neuropathology), University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA.

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