Key clinical point: Administration of monthly or quarterly fremanezumab reduced acute medication use and alleviated migraine-associated symptoms in patients with episodic migraine (EM).
Major findings: Fremanezumab, administered monthly vs placebo significantly reduced the acute medication use for headaches (–2.98 vs –0.01; P < .001) and number of days with nausea or vomiting (–1.59 vs –0.66; P = .023) in the first month after initial dosage, with continued benefits till months 2 and 3. Fremanezumab, administered quarterly, also yielded promising outcomes .
Study details: Findings are from an exploratory endpoint analysis of a phase 2b/3 randomized trial including patients with EM who were randomly assigned to receive either monthly fremanezumab (n = 121), quarterly fremanezumab (n = 119), or placebo (n = 117) in monthly intervals.
Disclosures: This study was funded by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd . Five authors declared being full-time employees of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd . Other authors declared having other ties with various sources, including Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd .
Source: Tatsumoto M, Ishida M, Iba K, et al. Effects of fremanezumab on migraine-associated symptoms and medication use in Japanese and Korean patients with episodic migraine: Exploratory endpoint analysis of a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Headache. 2024 (Sept 2) . doi: 10.1111/head.14810 Source