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Trial reportClinical and translational science2020

Ubrogepant Is Not Associated With Clinically Meaningful Elevations of Alanine Aminotransferase in Healthy Adult Males.

Wendy Ankrom, Phung Bondiskey, Chi-Chung Li, John Palcza, Wen Liu, Marissa F Dockendorf, Catherine Matthews, Deborah Panebianco, Tom Reynders, John A Wagner and 4 more

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Clinical and translational science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
2.3field-weighted citation impact, top 12% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Inhibition of the METTL3/mThe journal of headache and pain · 2025
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  7. New Approaches to Shifting the Migraine Treatment Paradigm.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Wendy AnkromMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Phung BondiskeyMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Chi-Chung LiMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
John PalczaMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Wen LiuMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Marissa F DockendorfMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Catherine MatthewsMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Deborah PanebiancoMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Tom ReyndersMSD, Brussels, Belgium.
John A WagnerMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Abhijeet JakateAllergan plc, Madison, New Jersey, USA.
Sofie MesensSGS Life Science Services, Antwerp, Belgium.
Walter K KraftThomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Eugene E MarcantonioMerck Sharp & Dohme Corp., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USAllergan (United States) · USMSD (Belgium) · BEThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ubrogepant is a novel, oral calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptor antagonist intended for the acute treatment of migraine attacks. Ubrogepant has a chemical structure distinct from previous small-molecule CGRP receptor antagonists that were associated with elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in clinical trials. Here, we report overall and hepatic safety data from two placebo-controlled phase I trials of ubrogepant, spray-dried oral compressed tablet (SD-OCT) in healthy male volunteers. Trial A was a pharmacokinetic (PK) trial of single (100-400 mg) and multiple (40-400 mg) ascending doses. Trial B was a dedicated hepatic safety trial assessing daily use of ubrogepant 150 mg for 28 days. Serum ALT (as hepatotoxicity biomarker) and PK data are reported. Ubrogepant was well-tolerated in both trials, with a low incidence of adverse events that did not differ greatly from placebo. Changes in mean ALT levels were minimal and similar to placebo. Over 28 days of treatment, the mean percentage change in ALT from baseline was < 5% at all time points. No participant in either trial demonstrated ALT ≥ 3× upper limit of normal at any time. Ubrogepant SD-OCT demonstrated linear PK appropriate for acute treatment of migraine, with rapid uptake (time of maximum plasma concentration (t

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AdolescentAdultAlanine TransaminaseChemical and Drug Induced Liver InjuryDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleHealthy VolunteersHumansLiver Function TestsMaleMiddle AgedMigraine DisordersPyridinesPyrrolesReference ValuesAlanine TransaminasePyridinesPyrrolesubrogepant

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PMID31899602
PMCPMC7214647
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