Decisions may depend on thymoma and what type of auto-antibodies are present ...

Five-year results from the extended randomized MGTX trial demonstrated that the addition of thymectomy to prednisone leads to long-lasting lower quantitative myasthenia gravis (QMG) scores and ...

The researchers note that this finding adds valuable insight for individualized treatment decisions in scenarios where the role of thymectomy is not fully clear. Researchers have identified several ...

BOSTON -- Thymectomy combined with prednisone therapy in patients with nonthymomatous (no thymus tumor) myasthenia gravis (MG) resulted in better three-year patient outcomes than steroid therapy alone ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . demonstrated superiority of thymectomy and prednisone compared to prednisone alone at 3 and 5 years post-surgery ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with myasthenia gravis — particularly those post-thymectomy — demonstrate an increased odds for having ...

.BUFFALO, N.Y. — The first-ever randomized study of the removal of the thymus gland in treating myasthenia gravis was conducted in 2016. Led by Gil I. Wolfe, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the ...

For several decades, thymectomy has been an option for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, a rare, long-term, autoimmune neuromuscular disease. This randomized clinical trial, carried out in 67 ...

The Greeks believed your thymus was home to your soul. In fact, thymus means “soul” in Greek. While no studies have proved that to be the case, your thymus does play an important role in your immune ...

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