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Papers: 17 Aug 2019 - 23 Aug 2019


Human Studies, Pharmacology/Drug Development

PAIN TYPE:
Migraine/Headache


2019 Sep 21


Lancet


394


10203

Editor's Pick

Fremanezumab versus placebo for migraine prevention in patients with documented failure to up to four migraine preventive medication classes (FOCUS): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3b trial.

Authors

Ferrari MD, Diener H C, Ning X, Galic M, Cohen JM, Yang R, Mueller M, Ahn AH, Schwartz Y C, Grozinski-Wolff M, Janka L, Ashina M
Lancet. 2019 Sep 21; 394(10203):1030-1040.
PMID: 31427046.

Abstract

Antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor have shown efficacy in the prevention of migraine attacks. We investigated the efficacy and tolerability of fremanezumab, a fully humanised CGRP antibody, in patients with migraine who had previously not responded to two to four classes of migraine preventive medications.