Interim data from an open label 156 week extension study of atogepant 60 mg support its long term efficacy and safety for prevention of chronic and episodic migraine at 48 weeks. In the study of 595 patients from the earlier Phase 2 ELEVATE and PROGRESS trials, monthly migraine days (MMDs) improved by a mean 8.5 …
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Early response to eptinezumab in patients who have failed on two to four previous preventive migraine treatments is sustained over 18 months, according to results of a post hoc analysis of the Phase 3 DELIVER trial. Of participants who achieved ≥50% response over the first dosing interval (weeks 1-12), 61% of those on eptinezumab 100 …
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Approximately 30% of patients with migraine switch CGRP mAbs at least once, and of those prescribed gepants approximately 30% will have at least two agents, according to results of a retrospective case series analysis of nearly 3000 patients diagnosed with migraine and seen by care providers at the Jefferson Headache Center, Philadelphia, USA, between 2018 …
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New research has supported the potential of fremanezumab and ubrogepant to act centrally as well as peripherally, though further studies are needed to understand the clinical implications of the results.1,2 In a study of 25 healthy volunteers, a single dose of fremanezumab 900 mg iv was administered, and plasma and CSF levels were measured for …
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Acute treatment with zavegepant nasal spray, up to eight doses per month for up to 52 weeks, has been shown to reduce the use of analgesics such as ibuprofen, aspirin, paracetamol, and naproxen in patients with migraine. In a post-hoc, sub group analysis of a phase 2/3, 1-year, open label safety study in 603 participants …
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