Can a new drug offer Long-Term relief for muscle weakness?
NCT ID NCT04124965
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is investigating whether rozanolixizumab, an experimental drug given as a subcutaneous infusion, is safe and effective over the long term for adults with generalized myasthenia gravis, a chronic condition causing muscle weakness. Participants who completed a prior study may receive one of two dosing regimens. The study tracks side effects and changes in daily living abilities to see if the drug helps manage symptoms over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rozanolixizumab (an experimental drug given by subcutaneous infusion)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could support rozanolixizumab as a long-term treatment option to help control symptoms of generalized myasthenia gravis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, so it focuses on long-term safety and may not prove the drug works better than existing treatments. Side effects are possible, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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71 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Finished
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Sep 2021
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Participant was eligible for MG0003 \[NCT03971422\] or MGC003 at the time of enrollment into either study and the participant either completed the observation Period of MG0003 or MGC003 or required rescue therapy during the Observation Period of the lead-in studies * Body weight ≥35 kg at Visit 1 * Study participants may be male or female Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of active or latent tuberculosis (TB) as documented by medical history and examination, if applicable, chest X-rays (posterior anterior and lateral), and TB testing by a positive (not indeterminate) QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus * Participant has received a live vaccination within 8 weeks prior to the Baseline visit; or intends to have a live vaccination during the course of the study or within 8 weeks following the final dose of study medication * Study participant has experienced hypersensitivity reaction after exposure to other anti-neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) drugs - Study participant with severe (defined as Grade 3 on the myasthenia gravis-activates of daily living (MG-ADL) scale) weakness affecting oropharyngeal or respiratory muscles, or who has myasthenic crisis or impending crisis * Participant has any laboratory abnormality that, in the opinion of the Investigator, is clinically significant, has not resolved at randomization, and could jeopardize or compromise the study participant's ability to participate in this study * Study participant met any mandatory withdrawal or mandatory study drug discontinuation criteria MG0003 \[NCT03971422\] or MGC003, or discontinued study medication in either study, with the exception of discontinuation due to a need for rescue treatment * Study participant is not considered capable of adhering to the protocol visit schedule, or medication intake according to the judgment of the Investigator * Study participant has a lifetime history of suicide attempt (including an active attempt, interrupted attempt, or aborted attempt), or had suicidal ideation since the last visit in MG0003 as indicated by a positive response (Yes) to either Question 4 or Question 5 of the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Moscow, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Suita, Japan
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
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Shinjuku-Ku, Japan
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Miyagi, Japan
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Hanamaki Shi, Japan
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Hiroshima, Japan
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Taichung, Taiwan
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Taipei, Taiwan
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Leipzig, Germany
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Prague, Czechia
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Ostrava-Poruba, Czechia
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Aalborg, Denmark
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Bordeaux, France
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Strasbourg, France
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Nice, France
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Paris, France
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Göttingen, Germany
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Milan, Italy
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Pavia, Italy
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Roma, Italy
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Roma, Italy
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Lublin, Poland
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Lodz, Poland
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Gdansk, Poland
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L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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Barcelona, Spain
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Münster, Germany
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Montreal, Canada
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Toronto, Canada
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Québec, Canada
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Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Phoenix, Arizona, 85013-4409, United States
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Miami, Florida, 33144, United States
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Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States
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