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Fifteen patients had a history of thymoma. Six patients were excluded from the effectiveness analysis set due to participation in the open-label extension part of the phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled REGAIN study [ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02301624]. After 26\u2009weeks\u2019 follow up, 32 patients (80%) were continuing eculizumab treatment. Adverse drug reactions were reported by seven patients [most frequently headache ( n\u2009=\u20093)]. One death was reported during eculizumab treatment (relationship unclear as determined by the treating physician) and there was one death 45\u2009days after the last dose (considered unrelated). No meningococcal infections were reported. Mean (standard deviation) changes from baseline in Myasthenia Gravis-Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) and Quantitative Myasthenia Gravis (QMG) scores were \u22123.7 (2.61) ( n\u2009=\u200927) and \u22125.6 (3.50) ( n\u2009=\u200926), respectively, at 12\u2009weeks, and \u22124.3 (2.72) ( n\u2009=\u200926) and \u22125.6 (4.02) ( n\u2009=\u200924), respectively, at 26\u2009weeks. Improvements in MG-ADL and QMG scores were generally similar in patients with\/without a history of thymoma. Frequency of IVIg use decreased following eculizumab initiation. <\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title><jats:p> In a real-world setting, eculizumab was effective and well tolerated for the treatment of AChR+ gMG in adult Japanese patients whose disease was refractory to IVIg or plasmapheresis. 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