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Erenumab

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Type
  
Whole antibody

Target
  
CGRPR

Legal status
  
Investigational

Source
  
Human

ATC code
  
none

CAS Number
  
1582205-90-0


Erenumab (INN; developmental code name AMG-334) is a human monoclonal antibody against the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRPR) designed for the prevention of migraine.

This drug was developed by Amgen Inc.

Clinical trials

In a Phase III clinical trial with 577 patients, the drug significantly reduced the number of migraine days per month by 3, versus 1.8 under placebo.

References

Erenumab Wikipedia