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Analysis was also done to determine if correlation existed between sex, early or late onset MG, thymoma, or thymectomy and response to PLEX.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data was analyzed on 58 consecutive MG patients treated with PLEX. Responses were categorized as complete response, clinical improvement requiring maintenance PLEX, or no\/minimal response to PLEX.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Eighty\u2010eight percent (51\/58) of patients were Ab\u2010positive; 44 had AChR and 7 had MuSK Ab. Complete response was seen in 26 patients (24 Ab+), 24 remain on maintenance PLEX (19 Ab+), and 2 had no\/minimal response (both AChR Ab+). Ab status (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.43), AChR Ab (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.10), MuSK Ab (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.45), early onset MG (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.63), thymoma (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.46), and thymectomy (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.16) were not significantly associated with outcome. Patient sex did show significant association with outcome (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01), with men more likely to have complete response and women more likely to require maintenance. Late onset MG is significantly associated with higher likelihood of complete response (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.03). Antibody titers declined after PLEX in 83% of patients with complete response, in whom pre\u2010 and post\u2010PLEX titers were available (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20096).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>In conclusion, our study showed 96% response rate to PLEX in MG; however, only patient gender and late onset MG were significantly associated with treatment response.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/jca.21694","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,2,19]],"date-time":"2019-02-19T15:06:41Z","timestamp":1550588801000},"page":"416-422","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Excellent response to therapeutic plasma exchange in myasthenia gravis patients irrespective of antibody 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