Trial Profile
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Eculizumab in Subjects With Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG)
Completed
Phase of Trial:
Phase III
Latest Information Update: 09 Feb 2018
At a glance
- Drugs Eculizumab (Primary)
- Indications Myasthenia gravis
- Focus Registrational; Therapeutic Use
- Acronyms REGAIN
- Sponsors Alexion Pharmaceuticals
- 26 Dec 2017 According to an Alexion Pharmaceuticals media release, the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan in December 2017 approved Soliris (eculizumab) as a treatment for patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive and whose symptoms are difficult to control with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy or plasmapheresis (PLEX).
- 01 Dec 2017 Results published in the Lancet Neurology
- 23 Oct 2017 According to an Alexion Pharmaceuticals media release, based on the data from this study, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Soliris (eculizumab) as a treatment for adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AchR) antibody-positive.