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16 April 2026 : Case report  China

Efgartigimod as Rescue Therapy for PD-1 Inhibitor–Associated Myasthenia Gravis, Myocarditis, and Myositis (MMM) Syndrome: A 2-Case Report and Literature Review

Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Unexpected drug reaction, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis), Rare coexistence of disease or pathology

Zi-Han Liu ABCDEF 1,2, Li-Min Duan ABCDEF 2, Xiang-Zhi Fang ABCDEF 2, Wen Jiang BCDF 2, Sheng-Wen Sun ABCE 2, You Shang ORCID logo AF 1,2*, Chao-Lin Huang ORCID logo A 1, Yin Yuan AG 1,2

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951872

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951872

Figure 1 Clinical course and treatment response in patient 1 with programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) inhibitor–induced MMM syndrome. (A) Temporal changes in myocarditis grade, myasthenia gravis grade, serum troponin I, creatine kinase, and daily prednisone-equivalent dose from symptom onset to 90 days, together with the timing of immunotherapies (IVIG, plasmapheresis, efgartigimod) and respiratory support. (B) Evolution of myasthenia gravis activities of daily living (MG-ADL) scores and quantitative myasthenia gravis (QMG) scores during the first cycle of efgartigimod; decreasing scores indicate clinical improvement.

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American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923
American Journal of Case Reports eISSN: 1941-5923