CGRP-targeted medication in chronic migraine - systematic review

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BACKGROUND: Chronic migraine is a highly debilitating condition that is often difficult to manage, particularly in the presence of medication overuse headache. Drugs targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), or its receptor have shown promising results in treating this disorder.

METHODS: We searched Pubmed and Embase to identify randomized clinical trials and real-world studies reporting on the use of medication targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide in patients with chronic migraine.

RESULTS: A total of 270 records were identified. Nineteen studies qualified for the qualitative analysis. Most studies reported on monoclonal antibodies targeting CGRP (anti-CGRP mAbs), that overall prove to be effective in decreasing monthly migraine days by half in about 27.6-61.4% of the patients. Conversion from chronic to episodic migraine was seen in 40.88% of the cases, and 29-88% of the patients stopped medication overuse. Obesity seems to be the main negative predictor of response to anti-CGRP mAbs. There is no evidence to suggest the superiority of one anti-CGRP mAb. Despite the lack of strong evidence, the combination of anti-CGRP medication with onabotulinumtoxinA in chronic migraine is likely to bring benefits for resistant cases. Atogepant is the first gepant to demonstrate a significant decrease in monthly migraine days compared to placebo in a recent trial. Further, anti-CGRP mAb and gepants have a good safety profile.

CONCLUSION: There is strong evidence from randomized trials and real-world data to suggest that drugs targeting CGRP are a safe and effective treatment for chronic migraine.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:25

Enthalten in:

The journal of headache and pain - 25(2024), 1 vom: 05. Apr., Seite 51

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oliveira, Renato [VerfasserIn]
Gil-Gouveia, Raquel [VerfasserIn]
Puledda, Francesca [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-CGRP
Antibodies, Monoclonal
CGRP
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide Receptor Antagonists
Chronic migraine
JHB2QIZ69Z
Journal Article
Medication overuse
Migraine
Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s10194-024-01753-y

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM370652878