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. 2021 Dec 10;12:805334. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2021.805334

Table 1.

Pivotal randomized placebo-controlled trials of erenumab in migraine.

Trial patients Treatment modalities Endpoints Outcome (erenumab vs. placebo)
Episodic migraine
Dodick et al. (ARISE) (13)
577 adults
8 monthly migraine days on average
70 mg subcut monthly vs. placebo Primary: change in monthly migraine days (MMD) during DB phase weeks 9–12 vs. baseline −2.9 vs. −1.8 MMD Mean difference (95% CI): −1.0 (−1.6/−0.5)
Duration of double-blind (DB) phase: 12 weeks Secondary : ≥50% responder rate 39.7% vs. 29.5% Odds ratio (95% CI) 1.59 (1.12/2.27)
Goadsby et al. (STRIVE) (12)
955 adults
8 monthly migraine days on average
Duration of DB phase:
24 weeks
70 mg subcut monthly vs. placebo




140 mg subcut monthly vs. placebo
Primary: change in monthly migraine days (MMD) during DB phase weeks 13–24 vs. baseline
Secondary: ≥50% responder rate

Primary: change in monthly migraine days (MMD) during DB phase weeks 13–24 vs. baseline
Secondary: ≥50% responder rate
−3.2 vs. −1.8 MMD Mean difference (95% CI): −1.4 (−1.9/−0.9)

43.3% vs. 26.6% Odds ratio (95% CI) 2.13 (1.52/2.98)
−3.7 vs. −1.8 MMD Mean difference (95% CI): −1.9 (−2.3/−1.4)

50% vs. 26.6% Odds ratio (95% CI) 2.81 (2.01/3.94)
Chronic migraine
Tepper et al. (14)
667 adults
18 monthly migraine days on average
Duration of DB phase:
12 weeks
70 mg subcut monthly vs. placebo




140 mg subcut monthly vs. placebo
Primary: change in monthly migraine days (MMD) during DB phase weeks 9–12 vs. baseline
Secondary: ≥50% responder rate

Primary: change in monthly migraine days (MMD) during DB phase weeks 9–12 vs. baseline
Secondary: ≥50% responder rate
−6.6 vs. −4.2 MMD Mean difference (95% CI): −2.5 (−3.5/−1.4)

40% vs. 23% Odds ratio (95% CI) 2.2 (1.5/3.3)
−6.6 vs. −4.2 MMD Mean difference (95% CI): −2.5 (−3.5/−1.4)

41% vs. 23% Odds ratio (95% CI) 2.3 (1.6/3.5)
Episodic or chronic migraine with preventive treatment failures
Reuter et al. (15)
226 adults
9 monthly migraine days on average
Duration of DB phase:
12 weeks
140 mg subcut monthly vs. placebo Primary: ≥50% responder rate during DB phase weeks 9–12 vs. baseline

Secondary: change in monthly migraine days (MMD) during DB phase weeks 9–12 vs. baseline
30% vs. 14% Odds ratio (95% CI) 2.7 (−1.4/−5.2)
−1.8 vs. −0.2 MMD
Mean difference (95% CI): −1.6 (−2.7/−0.5)