New drug hope for kids with rare Muscle-Weakening disease
NCT ID NCT06149559
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 8 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called rozanolixizumab in 12 children aged 2 to 18 with moderate to severe generalized myasthenia gravis, a condition that causes muscle weakness. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and helps control symptoms. Participants receive injections, and researchers monitor side effects and changes in antibody levels.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- rozanolixizumab
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new treatment option for children with generalized myasthenia gravis, helping control muscle weakness and improve daily life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 12 participants, so results may not apply to all children. The drug may cause serious side effects like infections or headaches.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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2 to 17 years
- 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: * Study participant must be ≥2 to \<18 years of age inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent/assent according to local regulation * Study participant must have a documented diagnosis of generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) at Screening that includes a record confirming the presence of MG specific autoantibodies to acetylcholine receptor (AChR) or muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) prior to Screening * Study participant has Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Clinical Classification II to IVa at Screening * Study participant has received existing conventional treatment(s) for gMG (eg, pyridostigmine, corticosteroids, and/or immune suppressants) prior to Screening * Study participant has had an unsatisfactory clinical response or worsening of gMG symptoms and is in need of additional therapy (for example, plasma exchange (PEX) or treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg)) Exclusion Criteria: * Study participant with severe weakness affecting oropharyngeal or respiratory muscles, or who has myasthenic crisis or impending crisis at Screening or Baseline * Study participant has a known hypersensitivity to any components of the Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) or other anti-neonatal-Fc receptor (FcRn) medications * Study participant with any active or untreated thymoma * Study participant has a history of thymectomy within 6 months prior to Screening * Study participant has a clinically relevant active infection (eg, sepsis, pneumonia, or abscess) in the opinion of the Investigator, or had a serious infection (resulting in hospitalization or requiring parenteral antibiotic treatment) within 6 weeks prior to the first dose of IMP * Study participant has received a live vaccination within 4 weeks prior to Baseline or intends to have a live vaccination during the course of the study
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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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Mg0006 20339
Ōbu, Japan
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Fuchu-shi, Japan
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Sagamihara, Japan
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Milan, Italy
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Warsaw, Poland
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Bologna, Italy
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Naples, Italy
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Lodz, Poland
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Yenimahalle, Turkey (Türkiye)
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