Real-world effectiveness of fremanezumab for the preventive treatment of migraine: Interim analysis of the pan-European, prospective, observational, phase 4 PEARL study

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  • Dimos D. Mitsikostas
  • Amin, Faisal Mohammad
  • Pinar Kokturk
  • Christoph J. Schankin
  • Gurdal Sahin
  • Patricia Pozo-Rosich
  • Paul J. Dorman
  • Tomáš Nežádal
  • Anne Christine Poole
  • Isabel Pavão Martins
  • Marja Liisa Sumelahti
  • Verena Ramirez Campos
  • Andrew H. Ahn
  • Leonidas Lyras
  • Cristina Tassorelli

Background: The ongoing Pan-European Real Life (PEARL) phase 4 study is evaluating fremanezumab effectiveness and safety for the prevention of episodic and chronic migraine. This interim analysis reports primary, secondary and exploratory endpoints from when 500 participants completed at least six months of treatment. Methods: Adults with episodic migraine or chronic migraine maintaining daily headache diaries were enrolled upon initiation of fremanezumab. Primary endpoint: proportion of participants with ≥50% reduction in monthly migraine days during the six-month period after fremanezumab initiation. Secondary endpoints: mean change from baseline across months 1–12 in monthly migraine days, acute migraine medication use, and headache-related disability. Exploratory endpoint: mean change in headache severity from baseline across months 1–12. Safety was assessed through adverse events reported. Results: Overall, 897 participants were enrolled and 574 included in the effectiveness analyses (episodic migraine, 25.8%; chronic migraine, 74.2%). Of participants with data available, 175/313 (55.9%) achieved ≥50% monthly migraine days reduction during the six-month period post-initiation. Across months 1–12, there were sustained reductions in mean monthly migraine days, acute medication use, disability scores, and headache severity. Few adverse events were reported. Conclusion: PEARL interim results support the effectiveness and safety of fremanezumab for migraine prevention in a real-world population across several European countries. Trial registration: encepp.eu: EUPAS35111.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCephalalgia
Volume43
Issue number11
Number of pages12
ISSN0333-1024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide, chronic, episodic, real-world data, real-world evidence

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