Clinical review report: Eculizumab (Soliris) Alexion Pharma Canada corporation : indication : adult patients with generalized myasthenia gravis

The objective of this report is to perform a systematic review of the beneficial and harmful effects of eculizumab for the treatment of adult patients who are AChR-antibody-positive and have refractory generalized myasthenia gravis, defined as having failed treatment with at least two immunosuppress...

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Corporate Author: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ottawa (ON) Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health 2020, December 2020
Edition:Version: Final (with redactions)
Series:CADTH common drug review
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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