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Blood tests could reveal how ravulizumab helps myasthenia gravis patients
NCT ID NCT07337395
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will analyze blood samples from 24 adults with generalized myasthenia gravis who are being treated with ravulizumab. Researchers will look for changes in thousands of proteins over 26 weeks to find markers that show how well the treatment is working and whether the nerve-muscle connection is healing. The goal is to better understand recovery and improve future care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ravulizumab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could identify blood markers that help doctors monitor treatment response and guide therapy for myasthenia gravis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage observational study (24 people) that looks at proteins in the blood, not a direct test of a new treatment. It may not find clear or useful biomarkers.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients with generalized Myasthenia Gravis positive for anti-AChR antibodies undergoing therapy with Ravulizumab
- 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: * Age ≥18 years; * Diagnosis of generalized anti-AChR positive Myasthenia Gravis; * Need for therapy with Ravulizumab drugs according to the therapeutic indications approved by AIFA; * Signed informed consent to the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years; * Concomitant autoimmune diseases; * Insufficient availability of clinical information; * Ongoing neoplasia or infection at the time of biological sample collection
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, 00168, Italy
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