Evaluation of ALD403 (Eptinezumab) in the Prevention of Chronic Migraine

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of ALD403 in the prevention of migraine headache in chronic migraineurs.

Timeline

Start

2016-11

Primary completion

2017-11

Completion

2018-04

Publications

• Tepper SJ, Diamond ML, Hirman J, Asher D, Fiore D, Cady R. Eptinezumab treatment was associated with longer interictal headache/migraine periods which corresponded to greater improvements in patient-reported quality of life measures. J Neurol. 2024 Dec 12;272(1):4. doi: 10.1007/s00415-024-12809-z.
• Kaniecki RG, Friedman DI, Asher D, Hirman J, Cady R. Improving to Four or Fewer Monthly Headache Days Per Month Provides a Clinically Meaningful Therapeutic Target for Patients with Chronic Migraine. Pain Ther. 2023 Oct;12(5):1179-1194. doi: 10.1007/s40122-023-00525-x. Epub 2023 Jun 28.
• Pozo-Rosich P, Dodick DW, Ettrup A, Hirman J, Cady R. Shift in diagnostic classification of migraine after initiation of preventive treatment with eptinezumab: post hoc analysis of the PROMISE studies. BMC Neurol. 2022 Oct 25;22(1):394. doi: 10.1186/s12883-022-02914-9.
• Cowan RP, Marmura MJ, Diener HC, Starling AJ, Schim J, Hirman J, Brevig T, Cady R. Quantity changes in acute headache medication use among patients with chronic migraine treated with eptinezumab: subanalysis of the PROMISE-2 study. J Headache Pain. 2022 Sep 6;23(1):115. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01482-0.
• Apelian R, Boyle L, Hirman J, Asher D. Measuring dose-related efficacy of eptinezumab for migraine prevention: post hoc analysis of PROMISE-1 and PROMISE-2. J Headache Pain. 2022 Apr 18;23(1):48. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01418-8.
• McAllister P, Kudrow D, Cady R, Hirman J, Ettrup A. Reduction in migraine-associated burden after eptinezumab treatment in patients with chronic migraine. Cephalalgia. 2022 Sep;42(10):1005-1012. doi: 10.1177/03331024221089567. Epub 2022 Mar 25.
• Ashina M, McAllister P, Cady R, Hirman J, Ettrup A. Efficacy and safety of eptinezumab in patients with migraine and self-reported aura: Post hoc analysis of PROMISE-1 and PROMISE-2. Cephalalgia. 2022 Jul;42(8):696-704. doi: 10.1177/03331024221077646. Epub 2022 Mar 18.
• Buse DC, Winner PK, Charleston L 4th, Hirman J, Cady R, Brevig T. Early response to eptinezumab indicates high likelihood of continued response in patients with chronic migraine. J Headache Pain. 2022 Feb 21;23(1):29. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01387-y.
• Martin V, Nagy AJ, Janelidze M, Giorgadze G, Hirman J, Cady R, Mehta L, Buse DC. Impact of Baseline Characteristics on the Efficacy and Safety of Eptinezumab in Patients With Migraine: Subgroup Analyses of PROMISE-1 and PROMISE-2. Clin Ther. 2022 Mar;44(3):389-402. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2022.01.006. Epub 2022 Feb 5.
• Lipton RB, Charleston L 4th, Tassorelli C, Brevig T, Hirman J, Cady R. Patient-reported outcomes, health-related quality of life, and acute medication use in patients with a >/= 75% response to eptinezumab: subgroup pooled analysis of the PROMISE trials. J Headache Pain. 2022 Feb 7;23(1):23. doi: 10.1186/s10194-022-01386-z.
• Smith TR, Spierings ELH, Cady R, Hirman J, Ettrup A, Shen V. Cardiovascular outcomes in adults with migraine treated with eptinezumab for migraine prevention: pooled data from four randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. J Headache Pain. 2021 Nov 25;22(1):143. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01360-1.
• Smith TR, Spierings ELH, Cady R, Hirman J, Schaeffler B, Shen V, Sperling B, Brevig T, Josiassen MK, Brunner E, Honeywell L, Mehta L. Safety and tolerability of eptinezumab in patients with migraine: a pooled analysis of 5 clinical trials. J Headache Pain. 2021 Mar 30;22(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01227-5.
• Silberstein S, Diamond M, Hindiyeh NA, Biondi DM, Cady R, Hirman J, Allan B, Pederson S, Schaeffler B, Smith J. Eptinezumab for the prevention of chronic migraine: efficacy and safety through 24 weeks of treatment in the phase 3 PROMISE-2 (Prevention of migraine via intravenous ALD403 safety and efficacy-2) study. J Headache Pain. 2020 Oct 6;21(1):120. doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01186-3.
• Lipton RB, Goadsby PJ, Smith J, Schaeffler BA, Biondi DM, Hirman J, Pederson S, Allan B, Cady R. Efficacy and safety of eptinezumab in patients with chronic migraine: PROMISE-2. Neurology. 2020 Mar 31;94(13):e1365-e1377. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0000000000009169. Epub 2020 Mar 24.

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