Efficacy and Safety of IGIV-C in Corticosteroid Dependent Patients With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Summary

This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Immune Globulin (Human), 10% Caprylate/Chromatography Purified (IGIV-C) as a corticosteroid (CS)-sparing agent in subjects with CS-dependent Myasthenia Gravis (MG).

Timeline

Start

2015-06

Primary completion

2019-02

Completion

2019-02

Publications

• Bril V, Szczudlik A, Vaitkus A, Rozsa C, Kostera-Pruszczyk A, Hon P, Bednarik J, Tyblova M, Kohler W, Toomsoo T, Nowak RJ, Mozaffar T, Freimer ML, Nicolle MW, Magnus T, Pulley MT, Rivner M, Dimachkie MM, Distad BJ, Pascuzzi RM, Babiar D, Lin J, Querolt Coll M, Griffin R, Mondou E. Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Corticosteroid-Sparing Effects of Immunoglobulin in Myasthenia Gravis. Neurology. 2023 Feb 14;100(7):e671-e682. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000201501. Epub 2022 Oct 21.
• Dalakas MC, Meisel A. Immunomodulatory effects and clinical benefits of intravenous immunoglobulin in myasthenia gravis. Expert Rev Neurother. 2022 Apr;22(4):313-318. doi: 10.1080/14737175.2022.2057223. Epub 2022 Apr 5.

Drugs

Indications