Eculizumab as a promising treatment in thymoma-associated myasthenia gravis

Myasthenia gravis is a chronic autoimmune disorder caused by antibodies directed against the neuromuscular junction. Some patients may have an associated thymoma, which confers a worse prognosis. Eculizumab, a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the activation of terminal complement, has recently been...

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Main Authors: Valentina Vélez-Santamaría, Velina Nedkova, Laura Díez, Christian Homedes, M. Antonia Alberti, Carlos Casasnovas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756286420932035