Randomized trial of thymectomy in myasthenia gravis

• Main Authors: G. I. Wolfe, H. J. Kaminski, I. B. Aban, G. Minisman, H. C. Kuo, A. Marx, P. Ströbel, C. Mazia, J. Oger, J. G. Cea, J. M. Heckmann, A. Evoli, W. Nix, E. Ciafaloni, G. Antonini, R. Witoonpanich, J. O. King, S. R. Beydoun, C. H. Chalk, A. C. Barboi, A. A. Amato, A. I. Shaibani, B. Katirji, B. R.F. Lecky, C. Buckley, A. Vincent, E. Dias-Tosta, H. Yoshikawa, M. Waddington-Cruz, M. T. Pulley, M. H. Rivner, A. Kostera-Pruszczyk, R. M. Pascuzzi, C. E. Jackson, G. S. Garcia Ramos, J. J.G.M. Verschuuren, J. M. Massey, J. T. Kissel, L. C. Werneck, M. Benatar, R. J. Barohn, R. Tandan, T. Mozaffar, R. Conwit, J. Odenkirchen, J. R. Sonett, A. Jaretzki, J. Newsom-Davis, G. R. Cutter
• Other Authors: University at Buffalo, State University of New York
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/41229
• Institution: Mahidol University

Copyright © 2016 Massachusetts Medical Society. BACKGROUND: Thymectomy has been a mainstay in the treatment of myasthenia gravis, but there is no conclusive evidence of its benefit. We conducted a multicenter, randomized trial comparing thymectomy plus prednisone with prednisone alone. METHODS: We c...