A Study of Nipocalimab in Children Aged 2 to Less Than 18 Years With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

Last updated: March 12, 2026
Sponsor: Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2/3

Condition

Polymyositis (Inflammatory Muscle Disease)

Neuropathy

Sarcopenia

Treatment

Nipocalimab

Clinical Study ID

NCT05265273
CR109137
2022-502539-21-00
80202135MYG2001
2021-002479-20
  • Ages 2-17
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of nipocalimab on total serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) in pediatric participants 2 to less than (<) 18 years of age (globally) and 8 to <18 years of age (for Unites Stated (US) sites only), the safety and tolerability of treatment with nipocalimab in children and adolescents and to evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of nipocalimab in children and adolescents with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) who have an insufficient clinical response to ongoing, stable standard-of-care therapy.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age: For US sites only: 8 to < 18 years

  • Diagnosis of myasthenia gravis (MG) with generalized muscle weakness meeting theclinical criteria for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG) as defined by theMyasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Clinical Classification Class IIa/b,IIIa/b, or IVa/b at screening

  • Has a positive serologic test for acetylcholine receptor (anti-AChR) antibodies ormuscle-specific tyrosine kinase (anti-MuSK) antibodies at screening

  • A participant using herbal, naturopathic, traditional Chinese remedies, ayurvedic ornutritional supplements, or medical marijuana (with a doctor's prescription) iseligible if the use of these medications is acceptable to the Investigator. Theseremedies must remain at a stable dose and regimen throughout the study

  • Has sufficient venous access to allow drug administration by infusion and bloodsampling as per the protocol

  • Participants should have a body weight and body mass index between 5th and 95thpercentile for age and sex. Obese participants greater than 95th percentile andunderweight participants below 5th percentile may participate following medicalclearance

  • A female of childbearing potential must have a negative highly sensitive serum (beta-human chorionic gonadotropin [beta-hCG]) at Screening and a negative urinepregnancy test at Day 1 prior to administration of study intervention

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Has a history of severe and/or uncontrolled hepatic (example, viral/alcoholic/autoimmune hepatitis/ cirrhosis/ and/or metabolic liver disease), gastrointestinal,renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular (including congenital heart diseases), psychiatric,neurological musculoskeletal disorder, any other medical disorder(s) (example,diabetes mellitus), risk factors for thrombosis events (example, a history of venousthromboembolism [VTE] or antiphospholipid syndrome, or a personal or family historyof heritable coagulation disorder such as factor V leiden, protein S or protein Cdeficiency, atrial fibrillation/flutter, major orthopedic surgery or significanttrauma that may increase the risk of VTE, is expected to be immobilized forprolonged periods of time), or has clinically significant abnormalities in screeninglaboratory, that might interfere with participant's full participation in the study,and/ or might jeopardize the safety of the participant or the validity of the studyresults

  • Has any confirmed or suspected clinical immunodeficiency syndrome not related totreatment of his/her generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG), or has a family history ofcongenital or hereditary immunodeficiency unless confirmed absent in the participant

  • Has had a thymectomy within 12 months prior to screening, or thymectomy is plannedduring the Active treatment Phase of the study

  • Has shown a previous severe immediate hypersensitivity reaction, such as anaphylaxisto therapeutic proteins (example, monoclonal antibodies)

  • Has experienced myocardial infarction, unstable ischemic heart disease, or strokewithin 12 weeks of screening

Study Design

Total Participants: 12
Treatment Group(s): 1
Primary Treatment: Nipocalimab
Phase: 2/3
Study Start date:
July 20, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
July 02, 2029

Connect with a study center

  • British Columbia Children's Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3N1
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Western University

    London, Ontario N6A 5W9
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • CHU de Québec Université Laval

    Quebec, G1V 4G2
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Nagano Children's Hospital

    Azumino-shi, 399-8288
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nagano Children's Hospital

    Azumino-shi, Nagano, 399-8288
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Chiba University Hospital

    Chiba, 260 8677
    Japan

    Completed

  • Chiba University Hospital

    Chiba 2113015, 260 8677
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • University of Miyazaki Hospital

    Miyazaki, 889-1692
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Miyazaki Hospital

    Miyazaki 1856717, 889-1692
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Hyogo College of Medicine Hospital

    Nishinomiya-Shi, 663-8501
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Saitama Prefecture Children's Medical Center

    Saitama Shi, 330-8777
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Saitama Prefecture Children's Medical Center

    Saitama-shi, 330-8777
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital

    Shinjuku-ku, 162-8666
    Japan

    Active - Recruiting

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden, 2333 ZA
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Leiden University Medical Center

    Leiden 2751773, 2333 ZA
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

    Gdansk, 80 211
    Poland

    Active - Recruiting

  • Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne

    Gdansk 3099434, 80 211
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • NZOZ Wielospecjalistyczna Poradnia Lekarska 'Synapsis'

    Katowice, 40-123
    Poland

    Site Not Available

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix, Arizona 85016
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Phoenix 5308655, Arizona 5551752 85016
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Care Access Research

    Pasadena, California 91101
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

    San Francisco, California 94158
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital

    San Francisco 5391959, California 5332921 94158
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of South Florida Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare

    Tampa, Florida 33613
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of South Florida Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33613
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Lawrence, Kansas 66045
    United States

    Completed

  • University of Kansas Medical Center

    Lawrence 4274277, Kansas 4273857 66045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • C.S. Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48109
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Ctr

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Ctr.

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
    United States

    Terminated

  • Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Ctr

    Hershey 5193342, Pennsylvania 6254927 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital Of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

    Pittsburgh 5206379, Pennsylvania 6254927 15224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Medical University of South Carolina

    Charleston, South Carolina 29425
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Health Specialty Center

    Dallas, Texas 75207
    United States

    Site Not Available

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