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. 2020 May 19;20:194. doi: 10.1186/s12883-020-01775-4

Table 2.

Summary of injection-site reactions in pooled EVOLVE-1, EVOLVE-2, and REGAIN (placebo-controlled analysis set)

Placebo
(N = 1451)
GMB 120 mg
(N = 705)
GMB 240 mg
(N = 730)
Any/all ISRs, n (%) 183 (12.6) 128 (18.2) 166 (22.7)
ISRs excluding pain, n (%) 60 (4.1) 70 (9.9) 106 (14.5)
ISRs, n (%)
 IS pain 138 (9.5) 71 (10.1) 85 (11.6)
 Unspecified ISR 14 (1.0) 22 (3.1) 45 (6.2)
 IS erythema 20 (1.4) 20 (2.8) 29 (4.0)
 IS pruritus 2 (0.1) 15 (2.1) 24 (3.3)
 IS bruising 9 (0.6) 4 (0.6) 10 (1.4)
 IS swelling 1 (0.1) 8 (1.1) 4 (0.6)
 IS rash 2 (0.1) 6 (0.9) 4 (0.6)
 IS induration 1 (0.1) 3 (0.4) 3 (0.4)
 IS discomfort 3 (0.2) 3 (0.4) 2 (0.3)
 IS hematoma 7 (0.5) 1 (0.1) 3 (0.4)
 IS hypersensitivity 0 1 (0.1) 3 (0.4)
 IS mass 0 3 (0.4) 0
 IS haemorrhage 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
 IS inflammation 0 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
 IS irritation 3 (0.2) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
 IS urticarial 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
 IS discoloration 0 0 1 (0.1)
 IS oedema 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 0
 IS papules 0 1 (0.1) 0
 IS vesicles 0 0 1 (0.1)
 IS warmth 1 (0.1) 0 0

Abbreviations:GMB galcanezumab, n number of participants within each specific category, IS injection-site, ISR injection-site reaction, N number of participants in the intent-to-treat population

Note: All values are for injection-site reactions during the double-blind treatment phase from study start up to 6 months for EVOLVE-1 and EVOLVE-2 and up to 3 months for REGAIN