Long-term safety and tolerability of erenumab: Three-plus year results from a five-year open-label extension study in episodic migraine

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  • dlt446, dlt446
  • Peter J. Goadsby
  • Uwe Reuter
  • Stephen Silberstein
  • David Dodick
  • Gregory A. Rippon
  • Jan Klatt
  • Fei Xue
  • Victoria Chia
  • Feng Zhang
  • Sunfa Cheng
  • Daniel D. Mikol

Background: Previously published three-month placebo-controlled and one-year open-label clinical trial data have provided information on the efficacy and safety of erenumab. Methods: Interim analysis was undertaken from an ongoing five-year open-label treatment phase after all patients completed three years in the open-label treatment phase or discontinued the study. Adult patients with episodic migraine enrolled in the open-label treatment phase initially received 70 mg erenumab monthly. A protocol amendment increased the dosage to 140 mg monthly to assess long-term safety of the higher dose. Safety and tolerability were assessed by monitoring adverse events, electrocardiograms, laboratory assessments, and vital signs. Results: Of 383 patients enrolled in the open-label treatment phase, at data cutoff 235 (61.3%) remained in the study, all received 140 mg for ≥1 year. Median (Q1, Q3) exposure (70 or 140 mg) for all patients enrolled was 3.2 (1.3, 3.4) years. The most frequent adverse events (≥4.0/100 patient-years) were reported as viral upper respiratory tract infection, sinusitis, influenza, and back pain. Exposure-adjusted serious adverse event rates were 4.2/100 patient-years. There was no increase in cardiovascular events over time. Conclusions: In this long-term study of a CGRP-receptor antibody, erenumab was found to be safe and well-tolerated with a spectrum and rate of adverse events consistent with shorter-term placebo-controlled studies. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01952574

Original languageEnglish
JournalCephalalgia
Volume39
Issue number11
Pages (from-to)1455-1464
ISSN0333-1024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2019

    Research areas

  • Erenumab, migraine, safety

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