Trial of Orencia in Patients With Myasthenia Gravis

NCT03059888 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2019-11-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot research study is being done to see if the drug abatacept (Orencia ®) will be helpful in treating patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) who do not respond satisfactorily to other drugs that are used to suppress the immune system. Abatacept has been successful in treating experimental MG in laboratory animals, and this study is to determine its effectiveness in patients with MG.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Abatacept Injection

Subcutaneous administration of abatacept

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Daniel Drachman, MD · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-12
Primary Completion
2019-07-15
Completion
2019-07-15
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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