Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis
Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis
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Wolfe, Gil I , Kaminski, Henry J , Aban, Inmaculada B , Minisman, Greg , Kuo, Hui-Chien , Marx, Alexander , Ströbel, Philipp , Mazia, Claudio , Oger, Joel , Cea, J. Gabriel , Heckmann, Jeannine M , Evoli, Amelia , Nix, Wilfred , Ciafaloni, Emma , Antonini, Giovanni , Witoonpanich, Rawiphan , King, John O , Beydoun, Said R , Chalk, Colin H , Barboi, Alexandru C , Amato, Anthony A , Shaibani, Aziz I , Katirji, Bashar , Lecky, Bryan R.F , Buckley, Camilla , Vincent, Angela , Dias-Tosta, Elza , Yoshikawa, Hiroaki , Waddington-Cruz, Márcia , Pulley, Michael T , Rivner, Michael H , Kostera-Pruszczyk, Anna , Pascuzzi, Robert M , Jackson, Carlayne E , Garcia Ramos, Guillermo S , Verschuuren, Jan J.G.M , Massey, Janice M , Kissel, John T , Werneck, Lineu C , Benatar, Michael , Barohn, Richard J , Tandan, Rup , Mozaffar, Tahseen , Conwit, Robin , Odenkirchen, Joanne , Sonett, Joshua R , Jaretzki, Alfred , Newsom-Davis, John , Cutter, Gary R and MGTX Study Group
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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English
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United States: Massachusetts Medical Society
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In patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis, thymectomy plus prednisone was associated with better clinical outcomes than prednisone alone. Patients treated with thymectomy had fewer hospitalizations for exacerbations and required lower prednisone doses.
The first reported use of thymectomy in patients with nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis...
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Randomized Trial of Thymectomy in Myasthenia Gravis
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Author / Creator
Kaminski, Henry J
Aban, Inmaculada B
Minisman, Greg
Kuo, Hui-Chien
Marx, Alexander
Ströbel, Philipp
Mazia, Claudio
Oger, Joel
Cea, J. Gabriel
Heckmann, Jeannine M
Evoli, Amelia
Nix, Wilfred
Ciafaloni, Emma
Antonini, Giovanni
Witoonpanich, Rawiphan
King, John O
Beydoun, Said R
Chalk, Colin H
Barboi, Alexandru C
Amato, Anthony A
Shaibani, Aziz I
Katirji, Bashar
Lecky, Bryan R.F
Buckley, Camilla
Vincent, Angela
Dias-Tosta, Elza
Yoshikawa, Hiroaki
Waddington-Cruz, Márcia
Pulley, Michael T
Rivner, Michael H
Kostera-Pruszczyk, Anna
Pascuzzi, Robert M
Jackson, Carlayne E
Garcia Ramos, Guillermo S
Verschuuren, Jan J.G.M
Massey, Janice M
Kissel, John T
Werneck, Lineu C
Benatar, Michael
Barohn, Richard J
Tandan, Rup
Mozaffar, Tahseen
Conwit, Robin
Odenkirchen, Joanne
Sonett, Joshua R
Jaretzki, Alfred
Newsom-Davis, John
Cutter, Gary R
MGTX Study Group
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5189669
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5189669
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0028-4793
E-ISSN
1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJMoa1602489
