Effectiveness and safety of efgartigimod in patients with anti‐NMDAR or anti‐LGI1 encephalitis and its 18F‐DPA714 PET imaging evaluation: A multicenter, single‐arm, prospective, observational real‐world study
Huanyu Meng, Siqi Tu, Yifan Zhou, Ruinan Shen, Xiaoyu Chen, Zhaozhao Cheng, Limei Wang, Yan Wu, Jie Lu, Shengjun Wang, Yan Xu, Wanhui Lin, Sheng Chen · 2026
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Huanyu Meng and co-authors test a drug called efgartigimod in patients with two forms of autoimmune brain inflammation, in a 2026 real-world study. In these diseases, the immune system attacks brain receptors, causing confusion, seizures, and memory loss. The drug blocks the recycling of the harmful antibodies, so their levels fall.
The study enrolled 18 patients across several centers, ten with one disease form and eight with the other. Each got two to four weekly infusions, some with other immune drugs as well. Disability and symptom scores improved a great deal by the last check at 12 weeks, in both groups. Brain scans in a small subset showed less inflammation after treatment. The study had no control group, so the results are hopeful early signs rather than proof.
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| CREATOR | Huanyu Meng, Siqi Tu, Yifan Zhou, Ruinan Shen, Xiaoyu Chen, Zhaozhao Cheng, Limei Wang, Yan Wu, Jie Lu, Shengjun Wang, Yan Xu, Wanhui Lin, Sheng Chen |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 61 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |