Safety of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in patients with migraine during the COVID-19 pandemic : Present and future implications

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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: CGRP, a neuropeptide involved in migraine pathophysiology, is also known to play a role in the respiratory system and in immunological conditions such as sepsis. We analyzed the impact of the use of CGRP antagonists in patients with migraine during the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

METHODS: This is a multicentre cross-sectional study. From May to November 2020, through a national survey distributed by the Spanish Society of Neurology, we collected data about the presence of COVID-19 symptoms including headache and their characteristics and severity in patients with migraine treated with anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies (mAb), and compared them with patients with migraine not receiving this treatment. We also conducted a subanalysis of patients with COVID-19 symptoms.

RESULTS: We recruited 300 patients with migraine: 51.7% (155/300) were taking anti-CGRP mAbs; 87.3% were women (262/300). Mean age (standard deviation) was 47.1 years (11.6). Forty-one patients (13.7%) met diagnostic criteria for COVID-19, with no statistically significant difference between patients with and without anti-CGRP mAb treatment (16.1% vs 11.0%, respectively; P=.320). Of the patients with COVID-19, 48.8% (20/41) visited the emergency department and 12.2% (5/41) were hospitalised. Likewise, no clinical differences were found between the groups of patients with and without anti-CGRP mAb treatment.

CONCLUSION: Anti-CGRP mAbs may be safe in clinical practice, presenting no association with increased risk of COVID-19.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Neurologia - 36(2021), 8 vom: 15. Okt., Seite 611-617

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caronna, E [VerfasserIn]
José Gallardo, V [VerfasserIn]
Alpuente, A [VerfasserIn]
Torres-Ferrus, M [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-Mateo, N M [VerfasserIn]
Viguera-Romero, J [VerfasserIn]
López-Veloso, A C [VerfasserIn]
López-Bravo, A [VerfasserIn]
Gago-Veiga, A B [VerfasserIn]
Irimia Sieira, P [VerfasserIn]
Porta-Etessam, J [VerfasserIn]
Santos-Lasaosa, S [VerfasserIn]
Pozo-Rosich, P [VerfasserIn]
Spanish CGRP-COVID Study Group [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
Anticuerpos monoclonales
CGRP
COVID-19
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
JHB2QIZ69Z
Journal Article
Migraña
Migraine
Monoclonal antibodies
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 19.10.2021

Date Revised 23.10.2021

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.nrleng.2021.03.005

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM331949989