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New drug may offer better control for rare Muscle-Weakening disease before surgery

NCT ID NCT07231523

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a newer drug, efgartigimod, works better than standard intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) for people with myasthenia gravis who also have a thymoma tumor and need surgery. About 64 adults will receive either treatment before and after their operation to see which one improves muscle strength and daily activities more. The goal is to find a safer, more effective option to manage symptoms during this critical time.

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Phase

Phase 3

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Participants

About 64 people

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Expected to start

Dec 2025

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Expected to finish

Dec 2027

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 75 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients aged \>18 years and ≤75 years, with an expected survival time \>12 months; 2. Patients with generalized myasthenia gravis; 3. MG-ADL ≥6; 4. Positive for AChR antibody; 5. Diagnosed with thymoma by enhanced chest CT or MRI; 6. Patients with thymoma combined with myasthenia gravis who are diagnosed by MDT and need to undergo thymectomy; 7. Patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade 1-2; 8. Able to understand the study situation and sign the Informed Consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. MGFA type V; 2. Patients who have undergone median sternotomy; 3. Confirmed history of congestive heart failure; poorly controlled angina pectoris with drug treatment; electrocardiogram (ECG) confirmed transmural myocardial infarction; poorly controlled hypertension; clinically significant valvular heart disease; or high-risk uncontrolled arrhythmia; 4. Patients with weight loss of more than 5kg in the past month; severe uncontrolled systemic disease, such as active infection or poorly controlled diabetes; patients with hemorrhagic diseases and bleeding tendencies; coagulation dysfunction, bleeding tendency or receiving thrombolytic or anticoagulant therapy; patients with grade II-IV bone marrow suppression; 5. Females with positive serum pregnancy test or in lactation period, and males and females of childbearing age who are unwilling to use adequate contraceptive measures during treatment; 6. History of organ transplantation (including autologous bone marrow transplantation and peripheral stem cell transplantation); 7. Patients with peripheral nervous system disorders or significant mental disorders and a history of central nervous system disorders; 8. Patients participating in other clinical studies simultaneously; 9. Patients who cannot tolerate single-lung ventilation during surgery; severe cardiac complications, cardiovascular decompensation, patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers; 10. Patients in the acute inflammatory period due to bacterial, viral or other microbial infections; known active infections of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV), or known HIV seropositivity; 11. Patients who have undergone thoracic surgery due to tuberculous pleurisy, mesothelioma, lung disease, or diaphragmatic disease, with ipsilateral lung atelectasis involving one lobe or more than one lobe; 12. Serum IgG level \<4.5 g/L; 13. Received biological agents such as rituximab or ibritumomab tiuxetan within 6 months; underwent plasma exchange within 1 month; 14. Thrombosis, renal impairment or renal failure; 15. Allergic to human immunoglobulin or have other severe allergic history; 16. Selective IgA deficiency with anti-IgA antibodies; 17. Subjects with impaired function of major organs, abnormal blood routine, lung, liver, kidney and cardiac function, and the following laboratory test results: Blood: white blood cells \<4.0×10\^9/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<2.0×10\^9/L, platelet count \<100×10\^9/L, hemoglobin \<90g/L; Liver function: serum bilirubin \>1.5 times the upper normal limit; ALT and AST \>1.5 times the upper normal limit; Renal function: serum creatinine (SCr) \>120 μmol/L, creatinine clearance rate (CCr) \<60 ml/min;

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  • Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200032, China

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