🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-18

A Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety and Tolerability of Inebilizumab in Children With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG) (NCT06987539)

A Phase 2 Open-label Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Safety and Tolerability of Inebilizumab in Children From 2 Years to Less Than 18 Years of Age With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (gMG)

🟢 Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Amgen

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

The primary objectives of this study are to characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of inebilizumab administered in pediatric participants with gMG, and to assess the safety and tolerability of inebilizumab administered in pediatric participants with gMG.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (16 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (15 items).

Location: Austin Neuromuscular Center — Austin, Texas

Age range: 2 Years to 17 Years

🧪 Interventions in This Study

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).

Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:

  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Employees of the Sponsor, contract research organization (CRO), site staff, and their family members.
  • Thymectomy within 12 months prior to baseline (Day 1) visit or planned thymectomy during the duration of the treatment period.
  • Unresected thymoma- Participants with benign thymoma resected \> 12 months prior to screening may enroll.
  • History of recurrent significant infections.
  • Known immunodeficiency disorder, including current infection or positive test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
  • Positive test for chronic hepatitis B infection at screening.
  • History of untreated hepatitis C infection, or positive antibody test for hepatitis C virus (HCV).
  • History of active or latent tuberculosis (TB), or a positive QuantiFERON®-TB Gold test at screening, unless treatment for TB was completed per local guidelines.
  • History of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy.
  • Participants diagnosed with congenital myasthenic syndromes.
  • Receipt of any biologic B-cell-depleting therapy (eg, rituximab, ocrelizumab, obinutuzumab, ofatumumab, inebilizumab) or any experimental B-cell-depleting agent in the 6 months prior to screening.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (4 Sites)

  • Austin Neuromuscular Center — Austin, Texas
  • Hopital Armand Trousseau — Paris,
  • Hospital Universitari i Politecnic La Fe — Valencia,
  • John Radcliffe Hospital — Headington, Oxford

📞 Contact the Study Coordinator

Phone: (866) 572-6436

Email: medinfo@amgen.com

Coordinator details come directly from the registered NIH protocol. Confirm the study is still recruiting before traveling.

💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights

  • 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
  • Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
  • Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.

💡 How to Participate

  1. Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
  2. Contact the study coordinator using the phone/email above.
  3. Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
  4. Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.
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