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2020 May 20


Expert Rev Neurother

Targeting CGRP for migraine treatment: mechanisms, antibodies, small molecules, perspectives.

Authors

De Matteis E, Guglielmetti M, Ornello R, Spuntarelli V, Martelletti P, Sacco S
Expert Rev Neurother. 2020 May 20.
PMID: 32434430.

Abstract

Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) has gradually emerged as a suitable therapeutic target to treat migraine. Considering the social and economic burden of migraine, it is fundamental to optimize the disease management with efficacious and safe treatments. In this scenario, drugs targeting GCRP, monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) and gepants, represent new therapeutic strategies.