Weekly Neurology Deep Dive - A review of recent impactful publications in the field of Neurology

ADVANCE CIDP -IVIG Clinical Trial


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This research article from the European Journal of Neurology presents the results of the ADVANCE-CIDP IVIG trial, which investigated the effectiveness and safety of intravenous immunoglobulin 10% therapy (GAMMAGARD LIQUID/Kiovig) for treating relapses in adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP). The study found that IVIG 10% was effective in treating CIDP relapses and improving functional abilities, with a high responder rate and a favorable safety profile in patients who had relapsed during a previous trial of subcutaneous immunoglobulin or placebo. These findings support the use of IVIG 10% as a rescue therapy for CIDP relapse, and contributed to its recent approval in the United States for this purpose.

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Weekly Neurology Deep Dive - A review of recent impactful publications in the field of NeurologyBy Amer Ghavanini