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[VIRTUAL] Real-world patient characteristics, acute medication use, and treatment patterns for patients initiating fremanezumab treatment: A US retrospective claims analysis () - Jun 4, 2021 - Abstract #AHS2021AHS_266; Within the first 6 months after fremanezumab initiation, fremanezumab treatment is associated with statistically significant reductions in migraine-related inpatient, ED, and outpatient visits; acute medication prescriptions; and outpatient and acute medication costs. Within the first 12 months of treatment initiation, fremanezumab treatment is associated with statistically significant reductions in acute medication claims, including reductions in opioid and triptan claims, and very high levels of treatment adherence.
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[VIRTUAL] Adherence and persistence associated with calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies compared to non-calcitonin gene-related peptide monoclonal antibodies treatments for prevention of migraine () - Jun 4, 2021 - Abstract #AHS2021AHS_260; Adults with 1 claim (first claim=index) for a CGRP mAb (galcanezumab, erenumab, fremanezumab) or non-CGRP mAb treatment (antidepressants, beta-blockers, anticonvulsants, or neurotoxin) between May 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019 with continuous enrollment in medical and pharmacy benefits for 12 months pre- and 6 months post-index were included. Patients on CGRP mAbs were more likely to be adherent and persistent compared to patients on non-CGRP mAbs.
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Clinical, P1 data, P3 data, PK/PD data, Journal: Scaling Approaches for Pediatric Dose Selection: The Fremanezumab (AJOVY) Journey to Select a Phase 3 Dose Using Pharmacokinetic Data from a Phase 1 Study. (Pubmed Central) - Jun 3, 2021 A thorough evaluation was conducted to further characterize the population PK of fremanezumab and assess the predictive performance of the adult population PK model when applied to the Phase 1 pediatric data, the predictive performance of alternative pediatric population PK models, and the predictive performance of the selected pediatric population PK model via a noncompartmental-based approach. This latter comparison to noncompartmental results provided additional evidence that the pediatric population PK model predicts the observed data well and supports the 120 mg monthly dose in patients weighing <45 kg.
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[VIRTUAL] Pooled analysis of changes in heart rate and blood pressure with fremanezumab in migraine patients (CBW Room) - May 30, 2021 - Abstract #EAN2021EAN_1973; This latter comparison to noncompartmental results provided additional evidence that the pediatric population PK model predicts the observed data well and supports the 120 mg monthly dose in patients weighing <45 kg. This pooled analysis showed that, at the end of 12 weeks of DB treatment, fremanezumab treatment resulted in minimal increases in HR and decreases in SBP and DBP from baseline that were not clinically significant and were comparable to those observed in the placebo group.
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[VIRTUAL] Pooled analysis of efficacy of fremanezumab for reducing disability and acute medication overuse in migraine patients (Room Berlin) - May 30, 2021 - Abstract #EAN2021EAN_1394; In this pooled analysis including >1,800 patients receiving fremanezumab, the most common AEs were injection-site AEs, which occurred most frequently in the limb and during the first month of treatment. Treatment with fremanezumab was effective and resulted in significant reductions in disability and overuse of acute migraine-specific abortive medications, demonstrating the benefits of fremanezumab in those with overuse of acute migraine-specific medications.
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Although all of these drugs seem highly promising for migraine treatment, their safety should be investigated in the long-term. Moreover, the exact mechanism(s) of action of these drugs need to be elucidated further, to increase both safety and efficacy and to increase the number of responders to the different treatments, so that all migraine patients can satisfactorily be treated.
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[VIRTUAL] A phase 2 study of fremanezumab as a treatment for posttraumatic headache in adult patients () - May 16, 2021 - Abstract #AHS2021AHS_108; This study did not demonstrate numerical or statistical differences between fremanezumab and placebo treatment for any of the efficacy endpoints in patients with an established pattern of PTH. Despite being administered at a higher dose than labeled for migraine, safety data for fremanezumab 675 mg monthly was comparable to placebo administration and consistent with the known safety profile of fremanezumab.
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[VIRTUAL] Long-Term Efficacy of Fremanezumab in Migraine Patients With Comorbid Depression and Inadequate Response to 2-4 Migraine Preventive Medication Classes () - May 2, 2021 - Abstract #APA2021APA_970; By assessing a range of efficacy outcomes, patient-reported outcomes, and tolerability in patients with MDD, UNITE will provide valuable evidence for the efficacy and tolerability of fremanezumab in patients with migraine and comorbid MDD. Fremanezumab demonstrated sustained effectiveness, based on reductions in MMDs and MHDs, as well as improvements in depressive symptom levels, in pts with migraine, moderate to severe depression, and inadequate response to 2-4 migraine preventive medication classes.
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Journal: In brief: Hypertension with erenumab (Aimovig). (Pubmed Central) - Apr 20, 2021 Further head-to-head research on different types of CGRP monoclonal antibodies is necessary to validate the present findings. No abstract available
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[VIRTUAL] Scenario Analyses on Major Impactful and Uncertain Inputs of the Cost-Effectiveness Model of Fremanezumab From a Healthcare System Perspective in England () - Apr 12, 2021 - Abstract #ISPOR2021ISPOR_1094; P3 Without consideration of positive stopping, the ICER increased to £17,059/QALY versus BSC and £25,033/QALY versus onabotulintumtoxinA in CM; with an ICER of £20,761 in EM. CONCLUSIONS Under all analyses conducted fremanezumab was cost effective, which shows that fremanezumab is cost-effective in England under a variety of plausible modelling scenarios as considered by NICE.
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[VIRTUAL] Cost-effectiveness of Fremanezumab from a Societal Perspective in England () - Apr 12, 2021 - Abstract #ISPOR2021ISPOR_1088; P3 Fremanezumab is cost-effective under a healthcare perspective (as used in many HTAs across Europe). When a societal impact of migraine is considered, the cost-effectiveness of fremanezumab can be even more clearly demonstrated, especially in CM.
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Clinical, Review, Journal: The Role of Galcanezumab in Migraine Prevention: Existing Data and Future Directions. (Pubmed Central) - Apr 7, 2021 Furthermore, its safety profile, especially its potential association with an increased cardiovascular risk, needs to be established through long-term, real-world data. This review aims to give an overview of its pharmacological properties as well as to report and discuss data from clinical trials and its potential place in headache therapeutics.
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Journal: Galcanezumab for the prevention of Cluster Headache. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 24, 2021 Inefficacy of galcanezumab in chronic CH as well as the inefficacy of another monoclonal antibody against CGRP (fremanezumab) in both episodic and chronic CH question the scalability of the drug in CH management. Further, studies comparing galcanezumab to the current standard treatments are highly desirable.
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