T he 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 Irvin and ...

In most cases, the first step in altering the course of myasthenia gravis is surgical removal of the thymus gland (thymectomy). The thymus gland is located behind the sternum (breastbone) and is ...

Myasthenia gravis (MG) should be subgrouped into early ... Early thymectomy is recommended for thymoma MG. All thymus tissue needs to be removed surgically. Intensive care and ventilatory support ...

Myasthenia gravis, or MG, is "a chronic autoimmune neuromuscular ... In some cases, abnormalities in a small organ called the thymus gland "also appear to play a role in triggering or exacerbating ...

We have some surgeries. The surgery that is used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis is a thymectomy or removal of the thymus gland. The thymus gland is a gland that's involved in our autoimmune ...

In part 2 of our interview with Katie Abouzahr, MD, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, we discuss the challenge inherent ...

People with myasthenia gravis have increased fatigue and reduced strength in their voluntary muscles. Symptoms may also include a drooping eyelid, double vision, difficulty in swallowing ...

The Vivacity-MG3 study is currently in its open-label extension phase, which is investigating the longer-term safety and ...

But with people suffering from myasthenia gravis, the thymus is usually large. Though it is not clear how a large thymus gives rise to the condition, experts believe that an abnormal thymus can ...