MGNet Pilot Studies Program

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Abstract

The primary purpose of the MGNet pilot study program is to promote development of highly innovative early stage investigations focused on discovery of biomarkers predictive of treatment, improve clinical trial readiness through enhancement of patient-centered outcome measures, or process improvement of clinical trials in myasthenia gravis (MG). The MGNet RDCRC will more precisely define the clinical phenotype of MG subtypes (thymoma-associated, acetylcholine receptor antibody-positive of late- and early-onset, muscle-specific kinase-positive, ACHR- MUSK negative) coupled with biospecimen collection. This rich resource will be available for pilot grant proposals with grant recipients benefiting from MGNet core services in clinical research coordinator training, immunology, and biostatistics. Investigators will also actively collaborate with MGNet administration and investigators to assure successful completion of study milestones. MGNet will request applications on an annual basis and only select the most promising proposals that fulfill MGNet goals. The pilot study program benefits greatly from the collaboration of the MG Foundation of America and Conquer MG, which have agreed to fold in their existing pilot grant programs into the MGNet RDCRC.

Key facts

NIH application ID
10437799
Project number
5U54NS115054-04
Recipient
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
Principal Investigator
Linda Louise Kusner
Activity code
U54
Funding institute
NIH
Fiscal year
2022
Award amount
$105,598
Award type
5
Project period
2019-09-01 → 2024-05-31