Long-term safety of efgartigimod injection for myositis
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests the long-term safety and effectiveness of a subcutaneous (under-the-skin) version of efgartigimod for adults with active idiopathic inflammatory myopathy. It is for people who have already completed an earlier study of this medicine.
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Who can take part
- You must have completed the earlier study of efgartigimod (ARGX-113-2007).
- You must be able to give informed consent and follow the study rules.
- If you are a woman of childbearing age, you must agree to use birth control and have a negative pregnancy test before starting the medicine.
- You cannot have any planned major surgery or a new medical condition that could affect the study results.
- You cannot have a known allergy to the study drug or its ingredients.
- You cannot have developed a new or returning cancer (except some skin cancers) since joining the earlier study.
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