Evaluation of Galcanezumab in the Prevention of Chronic Migraine

Summary

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

Timeline

Start

2015-11-30

Primary completion

2017-03-16

Completion

2021-07-14

Publications

• Diener HC, Day KA, Lipsius S, Aurora SK, Hindiyeh NA, Detke HC. Shift from chronic to episodic migraine frequency in a long-term phase 3 study of galcanezumab. J Headache Pain. 2025 Feb 3;26(1):26. doi: 10.1186/s10194-025-01956-x.
• Pozo-Rosich P, Detke HC, Wang S, Dolezil D, Li LQ, Aurora SK, Reuter U. Long-term treatment with galcanezumab in patients with chronic migraine: results from the open-label extension of the REGAIN study. Curr Med Res Opin. 2022 May;38(5):731-742. doi: 10.1080/03007995.2022.2059975. Epub 2022 Apr 15.
• 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.
• 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.
• Ford J, Tassorelli C, Leroux E, Wang S, Ayer D, Nichols R, Detke H. Changes in patient functioning and disability: results from a phase 3, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating galcanezumab for chronic migraine prevention (REGAIN). Qual Life Res. 2021 Jan;30(1):105-115. doi: 10.1007/s11136-020-02623-1. Epub 2020 Sep 15.
• 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.
• Ruff DD, Ford JH, Tockhorn-Heidenreich A, Sexson M, Govindan S, Pearlman EM, Wang SJ, Khan A, Aurora SK. Efficacy of galcanezumab in patients with chronic migraine and a history of preventive treatment failure. Cephalalgia. 2019 Jul;39(8):931-944. doi: 10.1177/0333102419847957. Epub 2019 May 19.
• 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.
• Detke HC, Goadsby PJ, Wang S, Friedman DI, Selzler KJ, Aurora SK. Galcanezumab in chronic migraine: The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled REGAIN study. Neurology. 2018 Dec 11;91(24):e2211-e2221. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000006640. Epub 2018 Nov 16.

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