Eculizumab in refractory generalized myasthenia gravis previously treated with rituximab: subgroup analysis of REGAIN and its extension study

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  • Zaeem A. Siddiqi
  • Richard J. Nowak
  • Tahseen Mozaffar
  • Fanny O'Brien
  • Marcus Yountz
  • Francesco Patti
  • Claudio Gabriel Mazia
  • Miguel Wilken
  • Miguel Wilken
  • Fabio Barroso
  • Juliet Saba
  • Marcelo Rugiero
  • Mariela Bettini
  • Marcelo Chaves
  • Gonzalo Vidal
  • Alejandra Dalila Garcia
  • Jan De Bleecker
  • Guy Van den Abeele
  • Kathy de Koning
  • Katrien De Mey
  • Rudy Mercelis
  • Délphine Mahieu
  • Linda Wagemaekers
  • Philip Van Damme
  • Annelies Depreitere
  • Caroline Schotte
  • Charlotte Smetcoren
  • Olivier Stevens
  • Sien Van Daele
  • Nicolas Vandenbussche
  • Annelies Vanhee
  • Sarah Verjans
  • Jan Vynckier
  • Ann D'Hont
  • Petra Tilkin
  • Alzira Alves de Siqueira Carvalho
  • Igor Dias Brockhausen
  • David Feder
  • Daniel Ambrosio
  • Pamela César
  • Ana Paula Melo
  • Renata Martins Ribeiro
  • Rosana Rocha
  • Bruno Bezerra Rosa
  • Henning Andersen
  • Vissing, John
  • Joan Højgaard
  • Nanna Witting
  • Jane Pedersen
  • Michael Weiss
  • The REGAIN Study Group

Introduction/Aims: Individuals with refractory generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who have a history of rituximab use and experience persistent symptoms represent a population with unmet treatment needs. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eculizumab in patients with refractory anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive (AChR+) gMG previously treated with rituximab. Methods: This post hoc subgroup analysis of the phase 3 REGAIN study (NCT01997229) and its open-label extension (OLE; NCT02301624) compared baseline characteristics, safety, and response to eculizumab in participants who had previously received rituximab with those who had not. Rituximab use was not permitted within the 6 months before screening or during REGAIN/OLE. Results: Of 125 REGAIN participants, 14 had received rituximab previously (7 received placebo and 7 received eculizumab). In the previous-rituximab group, 57% had used at least four other immunosuppressants compared with 16% in the no-previous-rituximab group. Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living total scores from eculizumab baseline to week 130 of eculizumab treatment improved in both the previous-rituximab and no-previous-rituximab groups (least-squares mean −4.4, standard error of the mean [SEM] 1.0 [n = 9] and least-squares mean −4.6, SEM 0.3 [n = 67], respectively; difference = 0.2, 95% confidence interval −1.88 to 2.22). In addition, in both groups, most patients who were treated with eculizumab for 130 weeks achieved a Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America post-intervention status of minimal manifestations (66.7% and 65.0%, respectively). The eculizumab safety profile was similar between groups and consistent with its established profile. Discussion: Eculizumab is an effective therapy for patients with refractory AChR+ gMG, irrespective of whether they had received rituximab treatment previously.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
TidsskriftMuscle and Nerve
Vol/bind64
Udgave nummer6
Sider (fra-til)662-669
Antal sider8
ISSN0148-639X
DOI
StatusUdgivet - 2021

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Funding Information:
Z.A.S. and T.M. have served on an advisory board for Alexion Pharmaceuticals. R.J.N. has received research support from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, argenx, Genentech, Grifols, Immunovant, Momenta, the Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America, the National Institutes of Health (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases), and Ra Pharma; and consultancy fees from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, argenx, CSL Behring, Grifols, Immunovant, Momenta, Ra Pharma, Roivant, and Viela Bio. F.O'B. and M.Y. are employees of, and hold stock in, Alexion Pharmaceuticals. F.P. reports no disclosures relevant to this work.

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