This study's purpose is to measure the treatment response from efgartigimod PH20 SC compared with placebo in participants with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy (IIM). Participants with the IIM subtypes of dermatomyositis (DM), immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy (IMNM), or certain other subtypes of polymyositis (PM; including antisynthetase syndrome \[ASyS\]) will be included in the study. Treatment response will be measured by Total improvement score (TIS). Additional information can be found on https://myositis-study.com/.
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Total improvement score (TIS); measured on a [0,100] scale. Higher scores represent improvement; zero indicates no improvement or worsening (from baseline).
Timeframe: phase 2: 24 weeks; phase 3: 52 weeks