Effectiveness of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies on central symptoms of migraine

BACKGROUND: Clinical trials and observational studies with anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies poorly investigated their impact on migraine prodromal and accompanying symptoms. This information might help deciphering the biologics' pharmacodynamic and provide hints on migraine pathogenesis. Herein, we report the effects of erenumab, fremanezumab and galcanezumab on attack prodromal and accompanying symptoms and on neurological and psychiatric traits. .

METHODS: An explorative, prospective, questionnaire-based study was completed by a cohort (n = 80) of patients with chronic migraine patients presenting a sustained reduction of ≥50% of Migraine Disability Assessment Score and ≥30% of monthly migraine days three months after anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies treatment.

RESULTS: The majority of patients experienced a complete prevention of migraine symptoms without evidence of initial onset followed by attack abortion. Few patients reported the recurrence of prodromal (from 10% to 12.5%) or accompanying (from 1.3% to 8.8%) symptoms without headache. All patients with migraine with aura reported a decrease of aura incidence. Sleep changes (51.2%), increase in appetite (20.0%) and weight (18.8%) as well as a reduction in stress (45.0%), anxiety (26.3%), and panic attacks (15%) were also reported.

CONCLUSION: Anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide antibodies seems to significantly impact brain functions of migraineurs, preventing not only migraine headache but also its anticipatory and accompanying symptoms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:42

Enthalten in:

Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache - 42(2022), 13 vom: 13. Nov., Seite 1323-1330

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Iannone, Luigi Francesco [VerfasserIn]
De Cesaris, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Anita [VerfasserIn]
Benemei, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Fattori, Davide [VerfasserIn]
Chiarugi, Alberto [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
CGRP
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Antagonists
Chronic migraine
Erenumab
Fremanezumab
Galcanezumab
JHB2QIZ69Z
Journal Article
Migraine symptoms

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.11.2022

Date Revised 08.11.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/03331024221111526

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM342960253