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2020 Apr


Cleve Clin J Med


87


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CGRP antagonists for decreasing migraine frequency: New options, long overdue.

Authors

Bucklan J, Ahmed Z
Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Apr; 87(4):211-218.
PMID: 32238376.

Abstract

The cornerstone of preventive migraine treatment has long been drugs developed for other diseases such as epilepsy, depression, and hypertension. But a new set of drugs is available for preventing migraine attacks: erenumab, galcanezumab, fremanezumab, and eptinezumab. These monoclonal antibodies target calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) or its receptors, each a key molecule in the pathophysiology of migraine.