Key clinical point: Galcanezumab effectively reduced monthly migraine headache days (MMHD) in patients with migraine who did not benefit from commonly prescribed preventive treatments.
Major finding: Patients treated with galcanezumab vs. placebo had a greater mean reduction in MMHD across months 1-3 (all P less than .01) and improved quality of life at month 3 ( P less than .01). A greater proportion of patients treated with galcanezumab vs. placebo experienced 50% or more reduction in MMHD from baseline (all P less than .05).
Study details: Data come from a post hoc analysis of phase 3b CONQUER study which included patients with chronic or episodic migraine who were not benefited from 2-4 classes of migraine preventive treatments and were randomly allocated to receive placebo (n=230) or galcanezumab 120 mg/month (n=232).
Disclosures: This study was funded by Eli Lilly and Company. DK Kuruppu, Y Dong, and LY Medina declared being full-time employees of and/or minor stockholders of Eli Lilly and Company. J Tobin and AL Green reported receiving compensation from Eli Lilly and Company.
Source: Kuruppu DK et al. BMC Neurol. 2021 Apr 23. doi: 10.1186/s12883-021-02196-7 .