Soliris approved in Japan for paediatric patients with generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG)
First-in-class C5 inhibitor is the only targeted treatment approved for this patient population in Japan. Soliris reduced disease severity and symptoms with sustained improvements over 26 weeks in Phase III clinical trial. Soliris (eculizumab) has been approved in Japan for expanded use to include the treatment of generalised myasthenia gravis (gMG) in paediatric patients who are anti-acetylcholine receptor (AChR) antibody-positive and whose symptoms are difficult to control with high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) therapy or plasmapheresis (PLEX). Soliris is the first and only