Eptinezumab

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Eptinezumab
Monoclonal antibody
Type Whole antibody
Source Humanized
Target CALCA, CALCB
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Trade names Vyepti
Other namesALD403, [1] eptinezumab-jjmr
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Intravenous
Drug class Calcitonin gene-related peptide antagonist
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Formula C6352H9838N1694O1992S46
Molar mass 143283.20 g·mol−1

Eptinezumab, sold under the brand name Vyepti, is a medication used for the preventive treatment of migraine in adults. [5] It is a monoclonal antibody that targets calcitonin gene-related peptides (CGRP) alpha and beta. [5] [7] [8] It is administered by intravenous infusion every 3 months. [5]

Contents

Eptinezumab was approved for medical use in the United States in February 2020. [9] [10]

Pharmacology

Mechanism of action

Eptinezumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody blocking the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRPR).

Pharmacokinetics

Eptinezumab is degraded after 3 months. [5]

History

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved eptinezumab based primarily on evidence from two clinical trials (Trial 1/ NCT02559895 and Trial 2/ NCT02974153) of 1741 subjects with chronic or episodic migraine headaches. [10] Trials were conducted at 212 sites in United States, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine and European Union. [10]

The benefit and side effects of eptinezumab were evaluated in two clinical trials of adult subjects 18 – 71 years of age with a history of migraine headaches. [10] The trials had similar designs. [10]

Trial 1 enrolled subjects with a history of episodic migraine headaches and Trial 2 enrolled subjects with chronic migraine headaches. [10] Subjects were assigned to receive one of two doses of eptinezumab or placebo injections every three months for a total of twelve months in Trial 1, and for a total of 6 months in Trial 2. [10] Neither the subjects nor the health care providers knew which treatment was being given until the trial was completed. [10]

The benefit of eptinezumab in comparison to placebo was assessed based on the change in the number of migraine days per month during the first three-month treatment period. [10]

Society and culture

In November 2021, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) recommended the granting of a marketing authorization for the medicinal product Vyepti, intended for the prophylaxis of migraine. [6] The applicant for this medicinal product is H. Lundbeck A/S. [6] Eptinezumab was approved for medical use in the European Union in January 2022. [6] [11]

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