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Table 2 Characteristics of the included studies

From: Comparative efficacy and acceptability of novel biologics in the treatment of myasthenia gravis: systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized trials

First author and year of publication

Intervention measures in the control group

Intervention measures in the observation group

The number of cases in the control group

The number of cases in the observation group

Gender (female/male)

Ages in the control group

Ages in the observation group

Course of treatment

Follow-up time

Outcome indicators

Chong Yan (2022) [12]

Placebo

Batoclimab 340 mg/

batoclimab 680 mg

9

340 mg: 10

680 mg: 11

24/6

40.2 ± 9.3

340 mg: 36.4 ± 9.8

680 mg: 40.6 ± 16.8

43 days

120 days

abcde

Chong Yan (2024) [13]

Placebo

Batoclimab

65

67

88/43

43.7 ± 13.5

43.8 ± 13.9

6 weeks

4 weeks

abcde

James F. Howard Jr. (2019) [14]

Placebo

Efgartigimod

12

12

15/9

43.5 ± 19.3

55.3 ± 13.6

78 days

2 weeks

abcde

James F. Howard Jr. (2021) [15]

Placebo

Efgartigimod

64

65

118/49

48.2 ± 15.0

45.9 ± 14.4

8 weeks

5 weeks

abcde

Vera Bri (2021) [16]

Placebo

Rozanolixizumab

22

21

27/16

53.3 ± 15.7

50.5 ± 14.7

29 days

70 days

abce

James F. Howard Jr. (2017) [17]

Placebo

Eculizumab

63

62

82/43

46.9 ± 18.0

47.5 ± 15.7

26 weeks

8 weeks

abcde

James F. Howard Jr. (2020)[18]

Placebo

Zilucoplan 0.1 mg/kg

Zilucoplan 0.3 mg/kg

15

0.1 mg/kg: 15

0.3 mg/kg: 14

21/23

48.4 ± 15.7

0.1 mg/kg:

45.5 ± 15.7

0.3 mg/kg:

54.6 ± 15.5

12 weeks

60 weeks

abcde

Tuan Vu (2022) [19]

Placebo

Ravulizumab

89

86

89/86

53.3 ± 16.1

62.6 ± 11.2

26 weeks

4 years

abde

Karen Hewett (2018) [20]

Placebo

Belimumab 10 mg/kg

21

18

24/15

59.0 ± 13.88

52.7 ± 17.32

20 weeks

24 weeks

abce

Fredrik Piehl (2022) [21]

Placebo

Rituximab 500 mg

22

25

14/33

58 ± 18.6

67.4 ± 13.4

1 day

24 weeks

abde

Richard J. Nowak (2022) [22]

Placebo

Rituximab

27

25

23/29

56.8 ± 17

53.2 ± 17.5

4 weeks

24 weeks

abcde

  1. Notes: aMyasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) score. bQuantitative myasthenia gravis (QMG) score. cMyasthenia gravis composite (MGC) score. d15-item revised version of the myasthenia gravis quality-of-life (MG-QoL 15r) score. eAdverse effects (AEs)