2023
Safety and Efficacy of Nipocalimab in Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis
Antozzi C, Guptill J, Bril V, Gamez J, Meuth S, Nowak R, Quan D, Sevilla T, Jouvin M, Jin J, Karcher K, Ramchandren S, Sun H, Ling L, Zhu Y, Arroyo S, Group F. Safety and Efficacy of Nipocalimab in Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis. Neurology 2023, 102: e207937. PMID: 38165333, PMCID: PMC10962909, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000207937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActivities of Daily LivingAntibodies, MonoclonalAutoantibodiesHumansMyasthenia GravisPatientsConceptsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsGeneralized myasthenia gravisSignificant dose responseAdverse eventsMG-ADLDay 57Myasthenia gravisDose responseMyasthenia Gravis ActivitiesPrimary safety endpointPrimary efficacy endpointSerious adverse eventsPhase 2 studyReceptor monoclonal antibodyDaily living (IADL) total scoreClinical trial registrationMG-ADL scoreDose-dependent reductionEudraCT numberQ2W groupEfficacy endpointPlacebo groupSafety endpointCare therapyReceptor autoantibodies
2022
Reemergence of pathogenic, autoantibody-producing B cell clones in myasthenia gravis following B cell depletion therapy
Fichtner ML, Hoehn KB, Ford EE, Mane-Damas M, Oh S, Waters P, Payne AS, Smith ML, Watson CT, Losen M, Martinez-Martinez P, Nowak RJ, Kleinstein SH, O’Connor K. Reemergence of pathogenic, autoantibody-producing B cell clones in myasthenia gravis following B cell depletion therapy. Acta Neuropathologica Communications 2022, 10: 154. PMID: 36307868, PMCID: PMC9617453, DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01454-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntibodies, MonoclonalAutoantibodiesClone CellsHumansMyasthenia GravisNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalReceptor Protein-Tyrosine KinasesReceptors, Antigen, B-CellConceptsB cell depletion therapyB cell clonesMuSK-MG patientsMyasthenia gravisB cellsMG patientsDepletion therapyCell clonesAutoantibody-producing B cellsMuscle-specific tyrosine kinaseComplete stable remissionB cell receptor repertoireCell receptor repertoireValuable candidate biomarkersB cell receptorMG relapseClinical relapseStable remissionDisease relapseAutoimmune disordersRelapsePatientsAcetylcholine receptorsCandidate biomarkersReceptor repertoire