Trial reportJournal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry2019
Onset of efficacy and duration of response of galcanezumab for the prevention of episodic migraine: a post-hoc analysis.
Trial report in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01625988 (A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of LY2951742 in Patients With Migraine), which is not on this map. Cited by 21 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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A Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of LY2951742 in Patients With Migraine
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- CROATIAN GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC PREVENTIVE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE WITH MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES TARGETING CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE (CGRP) (EPTINEZUMAB, FREMANEZUMAB, AND GALCANEZUMAB) OR THE CGRP RECEPTOR (ERENUMAB).Acta clinica Croatica · 2024Guideline
- European Headache Federation guideline on the use of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene related peptide pathway for migraine prevention - 2022 update.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Guideline
- Role of CGRP pathway polymorphisms in migraine: a systematic review and impact on CGRP mAbs migraine therapy.The journal of headache and pain · 2021Pooled it
- Efficacy and safety of galcanezumab for preventive treatment of migraine: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Early Improvements With Atogepant for the Preventive Treatment of Migraine: Results From 3 Randomized Phase 3 Trials.Neurology · 2025Trial
- Sustained response to atogepant in episodic migraine: post hoc analyses of a 12-week randomized trial and a 52-week long-term safety trial.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Trial
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- Early response to eptinezumab indicates high likelihood of continued response in patients with chronic migraine.The journal of headache and pain · 2022Trial
- Eptinezumab Demonstrated Efficacy in Sustained Prevention of Episodic and Chronic Migraine Beginning on Day 1 After Dosing.Headache · 2020Trial
- Disrupting Migraine Dynamics: A Narrative Review of the Consequences of Modern Anti-CGRP Monoclonal Antibody Therapies.Neurology and therapy · 2025Review
- Comparison of Early-onset Efficacy of Anti-calcitonin Gene-related Peptide Monoclonal Antibodies for Patients with Migraine in Real-world Clinical Practice: Study Protocol for an Exploratory Clinical Trial.Neurologia medico-chirurgica · 2025Article
- Early and annual projected savings from anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine prevention: a cost-benefit analysis in the working-age population.The journal of headache and pain · 2024Article
- Consensus-Based Recommendations on the Use of CGRP-Based Therapies for Migraine Prevention in the UAE.Neurology and therapy · 2023Article
- The Spectrum of Headache in Leptomeningeal Metastases: A Comprehensive Review with Clinical Management Guidelines.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
- Could efficacy at 1 week after galcanezumab administration for patients with migraine predict responders at 3 months? A real world study.Journal of neurology · 2023Article
- Galcanezumab for the treatment of chronic migraine and medication overuse headache: Real-world clinical evidence in a severely impaired patient population.Brain and behavior · 2023Article
- Excellent Response to OnabotulinumtoxinA: Different Definitions, Different Predictors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The importance of an early onset of migraine prevention: an evidence-based, hypothesis-driven scoping literature review.Therapeutic advances in neurological disorders · 2022Article
- Galcanezumab: A Review in the Prevention of Migraine and Treatment of Episodic Cluster Headache.Drugs · 2020Review
- Recent Advances in Pharmacotherapy for Episodic Migraine.CNS drugs · 2019Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
objectiveAs new migraine prevention treatments are developed, the onset of a preventive effect, how long it is maintained and whether patients initially non-responsive develop clinically meaningful responses with continued treatment can be assessed.
methodsAnalyses were conducted post-hoc of a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II-a study in patients with episodic migraine receiving galcanezumab 150 mg or placebo biweekly for 12 weeks (
resultsPatients were randomised to galcanezumab (n=107) or placebo (n=110). A significant (p=0.018) change of -0.89±0.11 (galcanezumab) vs -0.53±0.11 (placebo) migraine headache days indicated onset at week 1. Forty-seven per cent of galcanezumab and 25% of placebo patients responding at month 1 maintained response through months 2 and 3. Of non-responders at month 1, 27% on galcanezumab and 20% on placebo responded on months 2 and 3, and 50% of galcanezumab non-responders in months 1 and 2 responded on month 3, vs 24% on placebo.
conclusionsThe onset of efficacy of galcanezumab is within 1 week in a majority of patients, and patients receiving galcanezumab are twice more likely to maintain responses than placebo patients. Early non-responders may respond by month 2 or month 3. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01625988.
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