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ArticleFrontiers in immunology2024

Case report: A highly active refractory myasthenia gravis with treatment of telitacicept combined with efgartigimod.

Chaoyue Zhang, Yangtao Lin, Qianjin Kuang, Hongjin Li, Qilong Jiang, Xiaojun Yang

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Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Chaoyue ZhangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yangtao LinThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qianjin KuangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Hongjin LiThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Qilong JiangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Xiaojun YangThe First Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is always a lack of effective treatment for highly active refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (GMG). Recently, telitacicept combined with efgartigimod significantly reduces circulating B cells, plasma cells, and immunoglobulin G, which brings promising therapeutic strategies. We report a case of a 37-year-old female patient with refractory GMG, whose condition got significant improvement and control with this latest treatment after multiple unsuccessful therapies of immunosuppressants. The new combination deserves further attention in the therapeutic application of myasthenia gravis.

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Myasthenia GravisAdultDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsTreatment OutcomeImmunosuppressive Agentscase reportefgartigimodhighly activemyasthenia gravisrefractorytelitacicept

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PMID38799457
PMCPMC11116603

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