np event 2254995 0E193A 1
Nov 6, 2025
- Nov 5, 2026

AANEM 2025: Conference Review and Analysis for New Data on Emerging BAFF/APRIL Inhibitors for the Management of Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

EARNed Credits

1.0

AMA PRA Category 1 CreditTM

CPE Contact Hour

CNE Contact Hour

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Overview

Dramatic advances in disease-modifying treatment options for patients with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) have emerged in the past several years; these have targeted FcRn receptors and various specific targets within the complement cascade. Clinicians who manage or co-manage patients with gMG should now be made aware of a novel and different approach with an investigational, first-in-class recombinant dual transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor fusion protein (TACI Fc) that is designed to inhibit the development and survival of plasma cells and mature B-cells. This approach would potentially prevent the formation of autoantibodies in patients with gMG by targeting and neutralizing two cytokines, B-cell-activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL). New Phase 3 data on this emerging treatment approach were presented in late October 2025 at the AANEM Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Our expert neuromuscular faculty review those data and their potential contextualization into gMG treatment regimens after explaining this novel mechanism of action. As our Program Chair, Dr. James Howard, has often stated, ’There has never been a more exciting time in gMG therapeutics’. Join us for this continuing education program to stay up to date on the latest advances.

Who Should Attend

Neurologists, neuromuscular specialists, the APPs that support them, and other HCPs who contribute to the management of patients with generalized myasthenia gravis

Provided By

Course Faculty

Marinos C Dalakas, MD
Marinos Dalakas, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director of the Neuromuscular Division
Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine
Athens University Medical School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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James F. Howard Jr., MD
Professor of Neurology & Medicine
The University of North Carolina School of Medicine
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN
Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN
Professor of Clinical Neurology
Harvard Medical School
Vice Chair, Clinical Operations
Department of Neurology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts

Learning Objectives

1

Analyze relevant new data on BAFF/APRIL inhibitors discussed at AANEM 2025 for the most up-to-date information on emerging treatment approaches to gMG

2

Evaluate the potential role of emerging BAFF/APRIL inhibitor therapies to manage and improve outcomes in patients with gMG

Course Agenda

1

Welcome and Introductions– James F. Howard Jr., MD

2

The BAFF/APRIL Target in gMG: Biologic Rationale and Therapeutic Potential – Marinos C. Dalakas, MD

3

The New Phase 3 Data from AANEM on Telitacicept– James F. Howard Jr., MD

4

Interpretation of these Data: Strengths and Weaknesses of Study Design – Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD

5

Contextualization of Data in Current Practice: What Else do we Need to Know? – James F. Howard Jr., MD and Expert Panel

Additional Course Information

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have disclosed the following relevant financial relationships. All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated.

Faculty Relationship Identified With:
James F. Howard Jr., MD Consultant/Advisor: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Amgen Inc.; argenX; AstraZeneca; Biohaven Ltd; Cartesian Therapeutics; CorEvitas, LLC; Curie.Bio; EMD Serono; F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd; H. Lundbeck A/S; Hansa Biopharma; Horizon Therapeutics Plc; Merck & Co., Inc.; NMD Pharma; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Ra Pharmaceuticals; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Sanofi, US; Seismic Therapeutics; TG Therapeutics; Toleranzia AB; UCB Biosciences; Viela Bio

Grant/Research Support: Ad Scientiam; Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; argenX; AstraZeneca; Cartesian Therapeutics; EMD Serono; Merck & Co., Inc.; NMD Pharma; Ra Pharmaceuticals; UCB Biosciences

Speaker's Bureau: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Amgen Inc.; argenX; AstraZeneca; Biohaven Ltd; Cartesian Therapeutics; CorEvitas, LLC; Curie.Bio; EMD Serono; F. Hoffmann-LaRoche Ltd; H. Lundbeck A/S; Hansa Biopharma; Horizon Therapeutics Plc; Merck & Co., Inc.; NMD Pharma; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation; Ra Pharmaceuticals; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals; Sanofi, US; Seismic Therapeutics; TG Therapeutics; Toleranzia AB; UCB Biosciences; Viela Bio

Pushpa Narayanaswami, MD, FAAN Consultant/Advisor: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Amgen; argenX; CVS; Cartesian Therapeutics; Dianthus Therapeutics; EMD Serono; Immuneabs; Immunovant, Inc.; Johnson & Johnson; UCB Biosciences; Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.

Grant/Research Support: Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; argenX; Caballetta Bio, Inc.; Dianthus Therapeutics; NMD Pharma; Sanofi, US

Marinos Dalakas, MD

 

Consultant/Advisor: Adicet Bio; Amgen; argenX; Dysimmune Diseases Foundation; Grifols, S.A.; Shoreline Biosciences

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Nov 6, 2025
- Nov 5, 2026

AANEM 2025: Conference Review and Analysis for New Data on Emerging BAFF/APRIL Inhibitors for the Management of Patients with Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

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