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P.044 Efficacy, safety, and tolerability of efgartigimod in AChR-Ab– patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis: interim analysis of ADAPT/ADAPT+

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2023

V Bril
Affiliation:
(Toronto)*
T Vu
Affiliation:
(Tampa)
C Karam
Affiliation:
(Philadelphia)
S Peric
Affiliation:
(Belgrade)
JL De Bleecker
Affiliation:
(Ghent)
H Murai
Affiliation:
(Tokyo)
M Pasnoor
Affiliation:
(Kansas City)
F Saccà
Affiliation:
(Naples)
A Meisel
Affiliation:
(Berlin)
C T’joen
Affiliation:
(Ghent)
K Utsugisawa
Affiliation:
(Hanamaki)
R Mantegazza
Affiliation:
(Milan)
JF Howard Jr
Affiliation:
(Chapel Hill) ADAPT Investigator Study Group ()
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Abstract

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Background: Efgartigimod, a human IgG1 antibody Fc-fragment, reduces IgG levels through neonatal Fc receptor blockade. Patients with anti-acetylcholine receptor antibody–negative (AChR-Ab–) generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) comprise 15%-20% of the gMG population and have limited approved treatment options. We evaluated long-term safety and efficacy of efgartigimod in AChR-Ab– patients from ADAPT/ADAPT+ (open-label extension). Methods: ADAPT evaluated safety and efficacy of efgartigimod versus placebo in AChR-Ab+ (n=129) and Ab– (n=38) patients with gMG. This integrated analysis includes 37 AChR-Ab– patients who received ≥1 dose of efgartigimod in ADAPT/ADAPT+ through October 2020 (median[range] follow-up: 453[85-721] days). Responder status was defined as ≥2-point (MG-ADL) and ≥3-point (QMG) improvement for ≥4 consecutive weeks (with first improvement 1 week after last infusion). Results: Among AChR-Ab– patients in ADAPT (cycle 1), 68.4% (13/19) efgartigimod-treated were MG-ADL responders (placebo, 63.2% [12/19]), and 52.6% (10/19) were QMG responders (placebo, 36.8% [7/19]). In the integrated ADAPT/ADAPT+ analysis (cycle 1), AChR-Ab– patients improved from baseline in MG-ADL/QMG scores, with consistent improvements across multiple subsequent cycles. No clinically meaningful differences in safety or efficacy outcomes between AChR-Ab+ and Ab– patients occurred. Conclusions: Long-term treatment (median >1 year) with efgartigimod was well tolerated and associated with clinically meaningful improvements in MG-ADL/QMG scores in AChR-Ab– patients.

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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Canadian Neurological Sciences Federation