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Key clinical point: Quarterly and monthly dose regimens of fremanezumab effectively reduced the average monthly migraine days (MMD) vs. placebo in patients with difficult-to-treat migraine irrespective of country and continents.

Major finding: Reduction in MMD over 12 weeks was significantly higher with fremanezumab dose regimens vs. placebo in 3 top-recruiting countries including Czech Republic (least squares mean difference [LSMD]: quarterly, −1.9; monthly, −3.0), the United States (LSMD: quarterly, −3.7; monthly, −4.2), and Finland (LSMD: quarterly, −3.0; monthly, −3.9; P less than or equal to .01 for all).

Study details: Data come from an exploratory analysis of phase 3b FOCUS study including 838 patients with episodic or chronic migraine who had an inadequate response to 2-4 migraine preventive medication classes and were randomly allocated to either quarterly fremanezumab, monthly fremanezumab, or matched placebo.

Disclosures: The study was funded by Teva Pharmaceuticals. Some of the authors reported receiving research grants and/or personal compensation from multiple sources, including Teva Pharmaceuticals. Some of the authors declared being current/former employees of Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Source: Spierings ELH et al. J Headache Pain. 2021 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01232-8.

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Key clinical point: Quarterly and monthly dose regimens of fremanezumab effectively reduced the average monthly migraine days (MMD) vs. placebo in patients with difficult-to-treat migraine irrespective of country and continents.

Major finding: Reduction in MMD over 12 weeks was significantly higher with fremanezumab dose regimens vs. placebo in 3 top-recruiting countries including Czech Republic (least squares mean difference [LSMD]: quarterly, −1.9; monthly, −3.0), the United States (LSMD: quarterly, −3.7; monthly, −4.2), and Finland (LSMD: quarterly, −3.0; monthly, −3.9; P less than or equal to .01 for all).

Study details: Data come from an exploratory analysis of phase 3b FOCUS study including 838 patients with episodic or chronic migraine who had an inadequate response to 2-4 migraine preventive medication classes and were randomly allocated to either quarterly fremanezumab, monthly fremanezumab, or matched placebo.

Disclosures: The study was funded by Teva Pharmaceuticals. Some of the authors reported receiving research grants and/or personal compensation from multiple sources, including Teva Pharmaceuticals. Some of the authors declared being current/former employees of Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Source: Spierings ELH et al. J Headache Pain. 2021 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01232-8.

Key clinical point: Quarterly and monthly dose regimens of fremanezumab effectively reduced the average monthly migraine days (MMD) vs. placebo in patients with difficult-to-treat migraine irrespective of country and continents.

Major finding: Reduction in MMD over 12 weeks was significantly higher with fremanezumab dose regimens vs. placebo in 3 top-recruiting countries including Czech Republic (least squares mean difference [LSMD]: quarterly, −1.9; monthly, −3.0), the United States (LSMD: quarterly, −3.7; monthly, −4.2), and Finland (LSMD: quarterly, −3.0; monthly, −3.9; P less than or equal to .01 for all).

Study details: Data come from an exploratory analysis of phase 3b FOCUS study including 838 patients with episodic or chronic migraine who had an inadequate response to 2-4 migraine preventive medication classes and were randomly allocated to either quarterly fremanezumab, monthly fremanezumab, or matched placebo.

Disclosures: The study was funded by Teva Pharmaceuticals. Some of the authors reported receiving research grants and/or personal compensation from multiple sources, including Teva Pharmaceuticals. Some of the authors declared being current/former employees of Teva Pharmaceuticals.

Source: Spierings ELH et al. J Headache Pain. 2021 Apr 16. doi: 10.1186/s10194-021-01232-8.

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