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Post-thymectomy combined treatment of prednisone and tacrolimus versus prednisone alone for consolidation of complete stable remission in patients with myasthenia gravis: a non-randomized, non-controlled study

José M. Ponseti Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, SpainCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Josep Gamez Service of Neurology, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain
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Jamal Azem Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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José M. Fort Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Manuel López-Cano Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Ramón Vilallonga Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Martín Buera Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Manuel Armengol Unit of Myasthenia Gravis, Department of Surgery, Hospital General Universitari Vall d’Hebrón, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Pages 1269-1278 | Accepted 26 Mar 2007, Published online: 25 Apr 2007

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José M Ponseti, Norma Caritg, Josep Gamez, Manuel López-Cano, Ramón Vilallonga & Manuel Armengol. (2009) A comparison of long-term post-thymectomy outcome of anti-AChR-positive, anti-AChR-negative and anti-MuSK-positive patients with non-thymomatous myasthenia gravis. Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy 9:1, pages 1-8.
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Qing Zhang, Yayun Cao, Zhuajin Bi, Xue Ma, Mengge Yang, Huajie Gao, Mengcui Gui & Bitao Bu. (2022) Childhood-Onset Myasthenia Gravis Patients Benefited from Thymectomy in a Long-Term Follow-up Observation. European Journal of Pediatric Surgery 32:06, pages 543-549.
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Hui Wu, Zhangyang Wang, Jianying Xi, Jue Liu, Chong Yan, Jie Song, Liang Wang, Sisi Jing, Yan Wang & Chongbo Zhao. (2020) Therapeutic and Immunoregulatory Effects of Tacrolimus in Patients with Refractory Generalized Myasthenia Gravis. European Neurology 83:5, pages 500-507.
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Li-Na Zhao, Yi Liang, Xue-Jun Fang, Xiao-Man Liu, Qi-Long Jiang, Shuang-Shuang Wang, Shi-Feng She & Min Cao. (2018) Efficacy and safety of tacrolimus in Osserman grade III and Osserman grade IV Myasthenia Gravis. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 173, pages 70-76.
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Liang Wang, Suxian Zhang, Jianying Xi, Wenhui Li, Lei Zhou, Jun Lu, Jiahong Lu, Tiansong Zhang & Chongbo Zhao. (2017) Efficacy and safety of tacrolimus for myasthenia gravis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Neurology 264:11, pages 2191-2200.
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Yun Jing, Xinxin Liu, Lei Yu & Ran Li. (2017) Outcomes of Preoperative and Postoperative Corticosteroid Therapies in Myasthenia Gravis. European Neurology, pages 73-78.
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Jennifer L. Cruz, Marissa L. Wolff, Adam J. Vanderman & Jamie N. Brown. (2015) The emerging role of tacrolimus in myasthenia gravis. Therapeutic Advances in Neurological Disorders 8:2, pages 92-103.
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Khalid El-Salem, Ahmed Yassin, Kefah Al-Hayk, Salma Yahya, Duha Al-Shorafat & Said S. Dahbour. (2014) Treatment of MuSK-Associated Myasthenia Gravis. Current Treatment Options in Neurology 16:4.
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S.J.L. Payne, J. Krell, P. Wilson, W. Ansell, A.E. Frampton, J. Stebbing & J. Shamash. (2013) The efficacy of tacrolimus and sirolimus in heavily pre-treated unresectable thymic malignancies. Lung Cancer 80:2, pages 228-229.
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Vikas Kumar & Henry J. Kaminski. (2010) Treatment of Myasthenia Gravis. Current Neurology and Neuroscience Reports 11:1, pages 89-96.
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Naoya Minami, Naoto Fujiki, Shizuki Doi, Koji Shima, Masaaki Niino, Seiji Kikuchi & Hidenao Sasaki. (2011) Five-year follow-up with low-dose tacrolimus in patients with myasthenia gravis. Journal of the Neurological Sciences 300:1-2, pages 59-62.
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José M. Ponseti, Josep Gamez, Ramón Vilallonga, Carmen Ruiz, Jamal Azem, Manuel López-Cano & Manuel Armengol. (2008) Influence of ectopic thymic tissue on clinical outcome following extended thymectomy in generalized seropositive nonthymomatous myasthenia gravis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 34:5, pages 1062-1067.
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José M. Ponseti, Josep Gamez, Jamal Azem, Manuel López-Cano, Ramón Vilallonga & Manuel Armengol. (2008) Tacrolimus for Myasthenia Gravis . Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1132:1, pages 254-263.
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Ran Li, Lei Yu, Jiawei Wang, Xinxin Liu, Qiucheng Xie & Yun Jing. (2022) Clinical Observation and Prognostic Factors of Early Thymectomy Combined with Early Immunosuppression Treatment for Non-Thymomatous Myasthenia Gravis. SSRN Electronic Journal.
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