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A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate Claseprubart in Adults With Generalized Myasthenia Gravis (EMERGE)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Claseprubart and Placebo in Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized, sponsored by Dianthus Therapeutics. Recruiting at 12 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-30.

Sponsored by Dianthus Therapeutics · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jun 2026; still recruiting 4 months later.
Updated Oct 30, 2026First sites in Georgia and UkraineSite recruiting status changed+2 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
195
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this Phase 3 study is to demonstrate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of claseprubart in participants with generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG).

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The study includes the following periods:

  • Screening (up to 12 weeks)
  • Randomized, blinded, controlled treatment (RCT) period (17 weeks)
  • Extended treatment period (ETP) (104 weeks) (optional) for eligible participants [includes blinded extension period (BEP) and open-label extension (OLE) period]
  • Safety Follow-Up period (40 weeks)
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Conditions studied

  • Myasthenia Gravis, Generalized

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In context

Myasthenia Gravis

330 studies on the registry are indexed under Myasthenia Gravis; 144 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 195 is above the median of 44 across 217 interventional studies indexed under Myasthenia Gravis.

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Lead sponsor

Dianthus Therapeutics is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Must have given written before any study-related activities are carried out
  2. Weight range between 40-130 kg at Screening
  3. Diagnosis of gMG by the following tests:

    1. Acetylcholine receptor antibody (AChR Ab) positive, and
    2. One of the following:

    i. History of abnormal neuromuscular transmission test; ii. History of positive anticholinesterase test; iii. Clinical response to acetylcholinesterase inhibitors.

  4. Myasthenia Gravis Foundation of America (MGFA) Class II-IVa
  5. MG-ADL scale score of 6 or more
  6. QMG scale score of 10 or more
  7. Documented vaccinations against encapsulated bacteria in accordance with local requirements and based on vaccine availability
  8. Female participants must be of non-, or if of childbearing potential, must agree not to donate ova, not to attempt to become pregnant and, if engaging in sexual intercourse with a male partner, must agree to use a highly effective method of
  9. Male participants agree not to donate sperm and, if engaging in sexual intercourse with a female partner who could become pregnant, must agree to use an acceptable method of contraception

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. History or presence of significant medical/surgical condition including any acute illness, mental illness, or major surgery considered to be or that could have potential impact on safety/efficacy or study procedures
  2. Known complement deficiency
  3. Prior history (at any time) of N. meningitidis infection
  4. Participants with known seropositivity or who test positive for an active viral infection with (HIV-1 or HIV-2), (HBV; except participants who are seropositive because of HBV vaccination) or virus (HCV) during Screening
  5. Previous treatment with claseprubart (DNTH103) or participation in a clinical trial with claseprubart. [
  6. Any thymic surgery/ within 1 year of Screening
  7. Any known or untreated thymoma.
  8. Any history of thymic carcinoma or thymic
  9. History of active malignancy within 5 years prior to Screening, except basal cell carcinoma of the skin, curatively resected squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, cervical carcinoma in situ curatively treated or low-grade prostate adenocarcinoma for which appropriate management is observation alone
  10. Concurrent or previous use of the following medication within the time periods specified below.

    1. Rituximab or other B-cell targeting therapies (ie, inebilizumab) within 6 months (180 days) prior to randomization (Day 1);
    2. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) and plasma exchange (PLEX) within 4 weeks (28 days) prior to randomization (Day 1)
  11. Participation in another clinical study of an drug within 90 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational agent
  12. Diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or family history (defined as a parent, sibling, or child) of SLE
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(10)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

Biopsy and archival tissue

A biopsy takes a small piece of tissue to examine. “Archival tissue” is a sample already taken, for example at diagnosis, and kept by the hospital.

Whether a stored sample will do depends on when it was taken, how much there is and what the study needs. Ask whether the study accepts your stored sample or needs a new biopsy.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
195 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Intravenous (IV) infusion of Placebo on Day 1 followed by subcutaneous (SC) injections of Placebo every 2 weeks (Q2W) starting at Week 1 (Day 8).

    Drug: Placebo · Combination Product: Placebo

  • Experimental
    Claseprubart Q2W

    IV loading dose of claseprubart on Day 1 followed by SC injections of claseprubart Q2W starting at Week 1 (Day 8).

    Drug: Claseprubart · Combination Product: Claseprubart

  • Experimental
    Claseprubart Every 4 weeks (Q4W)

    IV loading dose of claseprubart on Day 1 followed by SC injections of claseprubart or Placebo Q2W starting at Week 1 (Day 8), with doses alternating between claseprubart and placebo.

    Drug: Claseprubart · Combination Product: Claseprubart · Combination Product: Placebo

Interventions

  • IV loading dose on Day 1

    Also known as: DNTH103

  • DrugPlacebo

    IV infusion on Day 1

  • Combination productClaseprubart

    Prefilled syringe containing claseprubart for SC administration

  • Combination productPlacebo

    Prefilled syringe containing placebo for SC administration

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline to Week 17 in Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) Scale Score

    The MG-ADL score is an 8-item patient reported outcome (PRO) instrument. The MG-ADL targets symptoms of disability across ocular, bulbar, respiratory, and axial symptoms. The item responses are scored from 0 to 3, and the total score of the MG-ADL is the sum of the 8 items and ranges from 0 to 24, with a higher score indicating more disability.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Week 17

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline to Week 17 in Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) Scale Score

    The QMG is a clinician-reported assessment to evaluate muscle strength. The QMG consists of 13 items that measure endurance or fatiguability, with each item having a possible score that ranges from 0 - 3. The total possible QMG scores range from 0 - 39, with a higher score indicating greater disease burden.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Week 17

  2. Change from Baseline to Week 17 in Myasthenia Gravis Composite (MGC) Scale Score

    The MGC is a validated assessment tool for measuring clinical status of participants with MG. The range of total MGC score is 0 to 50, with higher scores indicating more severe disease. A clinically meaningful improvement is reflected by a 3-point improvement in MGC score. The MGC assesses 10 important functional areas most frequently affected by MG and the scales are weighted for clinical significance that incorporates patient-reported outcomes.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Week 17

  3. Proportion of Participants with Greater Than or Equal to (≥) a 5-point Reduction in MG-ADL Scale Score at Week 17 Compared to Baseline

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Week 17

  4. Proportion of Participants Who Reach Minimal Symptom Expression (MSE), Defined as MG-ADL 0 or 1 at Week 17, Without Use of Rescue Therapy

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Week 17

  5. Proportion of Participants with a ≥ 5-point Reduction in QMG Scale Score at Week 17 Compared to Baseline

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) to Week 17

  6. Incidence of Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs) and Treatment-Emergent and Treatment-Emergent Serious Adverse Events (SAEs) in the RCT period, BEP, OLE, and Safety Follow-Up

    Number of participants with TEAEs and treatment-emergent SAEs will be reported.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Safety Follow-Up period (up to approximately 161 weeks)

  7. Serum Concentrations of Claseprubart

    Blood samples will be collected for measurement of serum concentrations of claseprubart at various timepoints both pre- and post-dose.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Safety Follow-Up period (up to approximately 161 weeks)

  8. Change from Baseline in Complement Total Blood Test (CH50) in Serum ex vivo

    Blood samples will be collected to determine changes in CH50 at various timepoints.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Safety Follow-Up period (up to approximately 161 weeks)

  9. Incidence of Antidrug Antibody (ADAs) Against Claseprubart in the RCT Period, BEP, OLE, and Safety Follow-Up

    Blood samples will be collected to measure ADA against claseprubart at various timepoints.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Safety Follow-Up period (up to approximately 161 weeks)

  10. Titer of ADAs Against Claseprubart in the RCT Period, BEP, OLE, and Safety Follow-Up

    Blood samples will be collected to measure ADA against claseprubart at various timepoints.

    Time frame: Baseline (Day 1) through Safety Follow-Up period (up to approximately 161 weeks)

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Study locations

11 of 12 sites recruiting
  • Clinical Study Site
    Pasadena, California 91106, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cinical Study Site
    Boca Raton, Florida 33432, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cinical Study Site
    Fayetteville, North Carolina 28304, United States
    Not yet recruiting
  • Cinical Study Site
    Houston, Texas 77009, United States
    Recruiting
  • Cinical Study Site
    Kutaisi, Georgia
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Study Site #2
    Tbilisi, Georgia
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Study Site #3
    Tbilisi, Georgia
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Study Site #4
    Tbilisi, Georgia
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Study Site #5
    Tbilisi, Georgia
    Recruiting
  • Clinical Study Site
    Tbilisi, Georgia
    Recruiting
  • Cinical Study Site
    Dnipro, Ukraine
    Recruiting
  • Cinical Study Site
    Vinnytsia, Ukraine
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

3 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jun 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2028, 30 months after the start.

Of 43 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Myasthenia Gravis, half reached primary completion within 27 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 19 and three quarters within 39. This study's planned 30 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 52 studies reached it within 30 months; a quarter within 20 and three quarters within 43.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
May 27, 2026
First posted
Jun 15, 2026
StartActual
Jun 29, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2028
CompletionEst.
Sep 2031
Last update
Oct 30, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Sites
15 sites added, 6 sites removed — first sites in Georgia and Ukraine. Cinical Study Site is now Recruiting
Show 15 added (11 Georgia, 2 United States, 2 Ukraine)
  • Cinical Study Site · Pasadena, United States
  • Cinical Study Site · Kutaisi, Georgia
  • 9901 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9902 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9904 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9905 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9907 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Cinical Study Site · Dnipro, Ukraine
  • Cinical Study Site · Vinnytsia, Ukraine
  • Clinical Study Site · Pasadena, United States
  • Clinical Study Site #2 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Clinical Study Site #3 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Clinical Study Site #4 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Clinical Study Site #5 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • Clinical Study Site · Tbilisi, Georgia
Show 6 removed
  • Cinical Study Site · Pasadena, United States
  • 9901 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9902 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9904 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9905 · Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 9907 · Tbilisi, Georgia
across 3 updates, Sep 25, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026
Show all 3 updates
  1. Oct 30, 2026
    6 sites added, 6 sites removed
    Show 6 added (5 Georgia, 1 United States)
    • Clinical Study Site · Pasadena, United States
    • Clinical Study Site #2 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Clinical Study Site #3 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Clinical Study Site #4 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Clinical Study Site #5 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Clinical Study Site · Tbilisi, Georgia
    Show 6 removed
    • Cinical Study Site · Pasadena, United States
    • 9901 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9902 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9904 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9905 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9907 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    + 1 other change: verification date
  2. Oct 28, 2026
    8 sites added — first sites in Georgia and Ukraine. Cinical Study Site is now Recruiting
    Show 8 added (6 Georgia, 2 Ukraine)
    • Cinical Study Site · Kutaisi, Georgia
    • 9901 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9902 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9904 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9905 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • 9907 · Tbilisi, Georgia
    • Cinical Study Site · Dnipro, Ukraine
    • Cinical Study Site · Vinnytsia, Ukraine
  3. Sep 25, 2026
    1 site added
    Show site
    • Cinical Study Site · Pasadena, United States

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07647510
Lead sponsor
Dianthus Therapeutics
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 15, 2026
Start date
Jun 29, 2026
Primary completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2031 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 30, 2026

Study contacts

Dianthus Clinical Contact Center
Contact
clinicaltrials@dianthustx.com
929-999-4055

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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