Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria :

(1) Randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials on myasthenia gravis;

(2) QMGs or MG-ADLs values used as the primary or secondary clinical indicator;

(3) Published in English;


Exclusion criteria :

(1) Using short-term intervention, such as immunoglobulin and Tirasemtiv;

(2) Continuous maintenance of minimal manifestation status among patients during the study;

(3) Crossover studies that did not report the efficacy of the first cycle.


Details of
search and inclusion

Literature search :

Databases : PubMed , Embase and Cochrane Library

Search deadline : May 20, 2020.

Language was limited to English.

The terms used : “Myasthenia gravis”, placebo.



Literature inclusion and exclusion:

A total of 393 literatures were identified

269 literatures were screened

98 literatures were assessed for eligibility

12 studies were included in the analysis.



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