Trends and Disparities in the Utilization of Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis in the United States.

Jennifer Morganroth Leah ZuroffAmanda C GuidonGrant T Liu Shawn J Bird Sunil Singhal Gil I Wolfe Ali G Hamedani

Published in: Neurology. Clinical practice (2024)

Thymectomy is being performed more frequently for non-thymomatous MG, especially after 2016 after publication of a positive phase III clinical trial. There are several disparities in thymectomy utilization that warrant further attention.

Keyphrases

myasthenia gravis
phase iii
clinical trial
open label
phase ii
double blind
placebo controlled
working memory
affordable care act
study protocol
randomized controlled trial