Evaluation of Galcanezumab in the Prevention of Episodic Migraine- the EVOLVE-1 Study

Summary

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the study drug known as galcanezumab in participants with episodic migraine.

Timeline

Start

2015-11-30

Primary completion

2017-03-22

Completion

2018-08-09

Publications

• Ailani J, Kuruppu DK, Rettiganti M, Oakes T, Schroeder K, Wietecha L, Port M, Blumenfeld AM. Does "wearing off" of efficacy occur in galcanezumab-treated patients at the end of the monthly treatment cycle? Post hoc analyses of four phase III randomized trials. Headache. 2022 Feb;62(2):198-207. doi: 10.1111/head.14257. Epub 2022 Jan 25.
• Citrome L, Sanchez Del Rio M, Dong Y, Nichols RM, Tockhorn-Heidenreich A, Foster SA, Stauffer VL. Benefit-Risk Assessment of Galcanezumab Versus Placebo for the Treatment of Episodic and Chronic Migraine Using the Metrics of Number Needed to Treat and Number Needed to Harm. Adv Ther. 2021 Aug;38(8):4442-4460. doi: 10.1007/s12325-021-01848-x. Epub 2021 Jul 15.
• Jedynak J, Eross E, Gendolla A, Rettiganti M, Stauffer VL. Shift from high-frequency to low-frequency episodic migraine in patients treated with Galcanezumab: results from two global randomized clinical trials. J Headache Pain. 2021 May 28;22(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01222-w.
• Pozo-Rosich P, Samaan KH, Schwedt TJ, Nicholson RA, Rettiganti M, Pearlman EM. Galcanezumab Provides Consistent Efficacy Throughout the Dosing Interval Among Patients with Episodic and Chronic Migraine: A Post Hoc Analysis. Adv Ther. 2021 Jun;38(6):3154-3165. doi: 10.1007/s12325-021-01708-8. Epub 2021 May 5.
• Ament M, Day K, Stauffer VL, Skljarevski V, Rettiganti M, Pearlman E, Aurora SK. Effect of galcanezumab on severity and symptoms of migraine in phase 3 trials in patients with episodic or chronic migraine. J Headache Pain. 2021 Feb 6;22(1):6. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01215-9.
• Kuruppu DK, North JM, Kovacik AJ, Dong Y, Pearlman EM, Hutchinson SL. Onset, Maintenance, and Cessation of Effect of Galcanezumab for Prevention of Migraine: A Narrative Review of Three Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials. Adv Ther. 2021 Mar;38(3):1614-1626. doi: 10.1007/s12325-021-01632-x. Epub 2021 Feb 5.
• Dodick DW, Doty EG, Aurora SK, Ruff DD, Stauffer VL, Jedynak J, Dong Y, Pearlman EM. Medication overuse in a subgroup analysis of phase 3 placebo-controlled studies of galcanezumab in the prevention of episodic and chronic migraine. Cephalalgia. 2021 Mar;41(3):340-352. doi: 10.1177/0333102420966658. Epub 2020 Nov 3.
• Ailani J, Andrews JS, Rettiganti M, Nicholson RA. Impact of galcanezumab on total pain burden: findings from phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies in patients with episodic or chronic migraine (EVOLVE-1, EVOLVE-2, and REGAIN trials). J Headache Pain. 2020 Oct 17;21(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01190-7.
• Stauffer VL, Turner I, Kemmer P, Kielbasa W, Day K, Port M, Quinlan T, Camporeale A. Effect of age on pharmacokinetics, efficacy, and safety of galcanezumab treatment in adult patients with migraine: results from six phase 2 and phase 3 randomized clinical trials. J Headache Pain. 2020 Jun 23;21(1):79. doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01148-9.
• Bangs ME, Kudrow D, Wang S, Oakes TM, Terwindt GM, Magis D, Yunes-Medina L, Stauffer VL. Safety and tolerability of monthly galcanezumab injections in patients with migraine: integrated results from migraine clinical studies. BMC Neurol. 2020 Jan 17;20(1):25. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-1609-7.
• Kielbasa W, Quinlan T. Population Pharmacokinetics of Galcanezumab, an Anti-CGRP Antibody, Following Subcutaneous Dosing to Healthy Individuals and Patients With Migraine. J Clin Pharmacol. 2020 Feb;60(2):229-239. doi: 10.1002/jcph.1511. Epub 2019 Sep 4.
• Silberstein SD, Stauffer VL, Day KA, Lipsius S, Wilson MC. Galcanezumab in episodic migraine: subgroup analyses of efficacy by high versus low frequency of migraine headaches in phase 3 studies (EVOLVE-1 & EVOLVE-2). J Headache Pain. 2019 Jun 28;20(1):75. doi: 10.1186/s10194-019-1024-x.
• Stauffer VL, Wang S, Voulgaropoulos M, Skljarevski V, Kovacik A, Aurora SK. Effect of Galcanezumab Following Treatment Cessation in Patients With Migraine: Results From 2 Randomized Phase 3 Trials. Headache. 2019 Jun;59(6):834-847. doi: 10.1111/head.13508. Epub 2019 Apr 3.
• Forderreuther S, Zhang Q, Stauffer VL, Aurora SK, Lainez MJA. Preventive effects of galcanezumab in adult patients with episodic or chronic migraine are persistent: data from the phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled EVOLVE-1, EVOLVE-2, and REGAIN studies. J Headache Pain. 2018 Dec 29;19(1):121. doi: 10.1186/s10194-018-0951-2.
• Nichols R, Doty E, Sacco S, Ruff D, Pearlman E, Aurora SK. Analysis of Initial Nonresponders to Galcanezumab in Patients With Episodic or Chronic Migraine: Results From the EVOLVE-1, EVOLVE-2, and REGAIN Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Studies. Headache. 2019 Feb;59(2):192-204. doi: 10.1111/head.13443. Epub 2018 Nov 21.
• Stauffer VL, Dodick DW, Zhang Q, Carter JN, Ailani J, Conley RR. Evaluation of Galcanezumab for the Prevention of Episodic Migraine: The EVOLVE-1 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2018 Sep 1;75(9):1080-1088. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2018.1212.

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