Etanercept treatment in myasthenia gravis
- PMID: 18567881
- DOI: 10.1196/annals.1405.028
Etanercept treatment in myasthenia gravis
Abstract
Etanercept is a tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blocking agent that has been shown to suppress ongoing experimental autoimmune myasthenia gravis (EAMG). This subcutaneously administered TNF blocking agent has also been shown to be safe and effective in several rheumatological diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, and ankylosing spondylitis. A prospective clinical pilot trial of etanercept in corticosteroid-dependent autoimmune myasthenia gravis (MG) patients supports further study into etanercept as a treatment for MG.
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