A Controlled Trial of Erenumab in Migraine Prevention

Summary

The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of erenumab for prevention of migraine in Japanese adults with episodic migraine (EM) and chronic migraine (CM).

Timeline

Start

2019-04-12

Primary completion

2020-03-16

Completion

2020-11-25

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry analysis (superiority test); Placebo QM vs Erenumab 70 mg QM; p <0.001; LS Mean Difference -1.62 (95% CI -2.52 to -0.73) NCT03812224 ↗

Publications

• Background Zhou Y, Zhang F, Starcevic Manning M, Hu Z, Hsu CP, Chen PW, Peng C, Loop B, Mytych DT, Paiva da Silva Lima G. Immunogenicity of erenumab: A pooled analysis of six placebo-controlled trials with long-term extensions. Cephalalgia. 2022 Jul;42(8):749-760. doi: 10.1177/03331024221075621. Epub 2022 Mar 10.
• Background Hirata K, Takeshima T, Sakai F, Imai N, Matsumori Y, Tatsuoka Y, Numachi Y, Yoshida R, Peng C, Mikol DD, Lima GPDS, Cheng S. Early onset of efficacy with erenumab for migraine prevention in Japanese patients: Analysis of two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies. Brain Behav. 2022 Mar;12(3):e2526. doi: 10.1002/brb3.2526. Epub 2022 Feb 24.
• Background Hiramatsu K, Onizuka Y, Hasebe M, Yoshida R, Numachi Y. Novel Drug for Migraine Prophylaxis: Mode of Action, Efficacy and Safety of Erenumab. Shinryo to Shinyaku (Med Cons New-Remed) 2021:58(11):797-832
• Background Hirata K, Sakai F, Takeshima T, Imai N, Matsumori Y, Yoshida R, Numachi Y, Peng C, Mikol DD, Cheng S. Efficacy and safety of erenumab in Japanese migraine patients with prior preventive treatment failure or concomitant preventive treatment: subgroup analyses of a phase 3, randomized trial. J Headache Pain. 2021 Sep 18;22(1):110. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01313-8.
• Background Takeshima T, Sakai F, Hirata K, Imai N, Matsumori Y, Yoshida R, Peng C, Cheng S, Mikol DD. Erenumab treatment for migraine prevention in Japanese patients: Efficacy and safety results from a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Headache. 2021 Jun;61(6):927-935. doi: 10.1111/head.14138. Epub 2021 Jun 21.
• Background Hirata K, Takeshima T, Sakai F, Numachi Y, Yoshida R, Koukakis R, Hasebe M, Yui D, da Silva Lima GP, Cheng S. Long-term efficacy and safety of erenumab in Japanese patients with episodic and chronic migraine: results from a 28-week open-label treatment period of a randomised trial. BMJ Open. 2023 Aug 18;13(8):e068616. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-068616.
• Background Kitamura S, Takeshima T, Yui D, da Silva Lima GP, Koukakis R, Peng C, Yoshida R, Numachi Y, Hasebe M. Efficacy of Erenumab for Migraine Prevention in Japanese Patients with Episodic and Chronic Migraine: Results of a Post-Hoc Pooled Analysis. Neurol Ther. 2023 Dec;12(6):1993-2006. doi: 10.1007/s40120-023-00538-w. Epub 2023 Sep 12.
• Dias-Barbosa C, Igarashi H, Duenas A, Hareendran A, Kitamura S, Tanaka S, Sanno N, Doi H, Nagamitsu T, Tatsuoka Y, Matsumori Y, Hasebe M, Takeshima T. Experiences of Migraine and Erenumab Treatment in Japan: Qualitative Interviews with Clinical Trial Participants. Patient. 2026 Apr 16. doi: 10.1007/s40271-026-00813-6. Online ahead of print.

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