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Abstract
Ruan and colleagues report that dual-target CD19/BCMA CAR-T cell therapy produced marked clinical improvement in highly refractory myasthenia gravis, with steroid discontinuation and minimal toxicity. Beyond symptom control, deep immune profiling revealed sustained B-cell depletion, reduced autoantibodies, and systemic immune reprogramming toward a less inflammatory state.
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