CGRP physiology, pharmacology, and therapeutic targets: migraine and beyond

AF Russo, DL Hay - Physiological reviews, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
Calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) is a neuropeptide with diverse physiological
functions. Its two isoforms (α and β) are widely expressed throughout the body in sensory …

CGRP as the target of new migraine therapies—successful translation from bench to clinic

L Edvinsson, KA Haanes, K Warfvinge… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Abstract Treatment of migraine is on the cusp of a new era with the development of drugs
that target the trigeminal sensory neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its …

Atogepant for the preventive treatment of migraine

J Ailani, RB Lipton, PJ Goadsby, H Guo… - … England Journal of …, 2021 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Atogepant is an oral, small-molecule, calcitonin gene–related peptide receptor
antagonist that is being investigated for the preventive treatment of migraine. Methods In a …

Eptinezumab in episodic migraine: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (PROMISE-1)

M Ashina, J Saper, R Cady, BA Schaeffler… - …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of eptinezumab, a humanized anti-calcitonin
gene-related peptide monoclonal antibody, in the preventive treatment of episodic migraine …

Fremanezumab versus placebo for migraine prevention in patients with documented failure to up to four migraine preventive medication classes (FOCUS): a …

MD Ferrari, HC Diener, X Ning, M Galic, JM Cohen… - The Lancet, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background Antibodies targeting calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptor
have shown efficacy in the prevention of migraine attacks. We investigated the efficacy and …

Migraine: from pathophysiology to treatment

F Puledda, EM Silva, K Suwanlaong, PJ Goadsby - Journal of Neurology, 2023 - Springer
Migraine is an extremely disabling, common neurological disorder characterized by a
complex neurobiology, involving a series of central and peripheral nervous system areas …

A controlled trial of erenumab for episodic migraine

PJ Goadsby, U Reuter, Y Hallström… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background We tested erenumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the
calcitonin gene–related peptide receptor, for the prevention of episodic migraine. Methods …

Galcanezumab in chronic migraine: the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled REGAIN study

HC Detke, PJ Goadsby, S Wang, DI Friedman… - Neurology, 2018 - AAN Enterprises
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of galcanezumab, a humanized monoclonal
antibody that selectively binds to calcitonin gene-related peptide, in the preventive treatment …

Fremanezumab for the preventive treatment of chronic migraine

SD Silberstein, DW Dodick, ME Bigal… - … England Journal of …, 2017 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Fremanezumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting calcitonin gene–
related peptide (CGRP), is being investigated as a preventive treatment for migraine. We …

Pathophysiology of migraine: a disorder of sensory processing

PJ Goadsby, PR Holland… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
Plaguing humans for more than two millennia, manifest on every continent studied, and with
more than one billion patients having an attack in any year, migraine stands as the sixth …