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Table 2 Mean reduction in monthly migraine headache days, 50 % response rates, and improvement in MSQ-RFR scores among patients who did not benefit from individual preventive medications

From: Efficacy of galcanezumab in patients with migraine who did not benefit from commonly prescribed preventive treatments

Preventive medication

PBO

GMB 120 mg

p value

Topiramate

 LS mean change from baseline in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3 (SE)

-1.0 (0.4)

-4.2 (0.4)

< 0.0001

 ≥ 50 % reduction in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3, % (SE)

14.7 (2.2)

37.8 (3.0)

< 0.0001

 LS mean change from baseline in MSQ-RFR at month 3 (SE)

+ 10.4 (1.9)

+ 22.5 (1.9)

< 0.0001

Amitriptyline

 LS mean change from baseline in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3 (SE)

-1.2 (0.5)

-4.3 (0.5)

< 0.0001

 ≥ 50 % reduction in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3, % (SE)

13.9 (2.4)

37.4 (3.3)

< 0.0001

 LS mean change from baseline in MSQ-RFR at month 3 (SE)

+ 10.4 (2.0)

+ 23.6 (2.1)

< 0.0001

Propranolol

 LS mean change from baseline in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3 (SE)

-1.7 (0.6)

-4.3 (0.6)

0.0005

 ≥ 50 % reduction in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3, % (SE)

14.9 (3.3)

34.5 (4.3)

0.0008

 LS mean change from baseline in MSQ-RFR at month 3 (SE)

+ 10.4 (2.8)

+ 22.9 (2.7)

0.0001

Valproate or divalproex

 LS mean change from baseline in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3 (SE)

-0.4 (0.5)

-3.6 (0.5)

< 0.0001

 ≥ 50 % reduction in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3, % (SE)

10.6 (3.1)

33.8 (4.7)

0.0002

 LS mean change from baseline in MSQ-RFR at month 3 (SE)

+ 6.1 (2.2)

+ 17.0 (2.3)

< 0.0001

Onabotulinum toxin A

 LS mean change from baseline in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3 (SE)

-1.5 (1.0)

-6.3 (0.9)

< 0.0001

 ≥ 50 % reduction in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3, % (SE)

9.9 (3.9)

38.7 (5.7)

0.0008

 LS mean change from baseline in MSQ-RFR at month 3 (SE)

+ 5.4 (5.4)

+ 24.0 (5.2)

< 0.0001

Metoprolol

 LS mean change from baseline in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3 (SE)

-0.3 (0.9)

-3.0 (0.9)

0.0023

 ≥ 50 % reduction in monthly migraine headache days across months 1–3, % (SE)

14.7 (4.1)

33.1 (5.4)

0.0112

 LS mean change from baseline in MSQ-RFR at month 3 (SE)

+ 5.8 (3.4)

+ 16.5 (3.4)

0.0025

  1. Abbreviations: GMB galcanezumab, LS least-squares, MSQ-RFR Migraine-Specific Questionnaire Role Function-Restrictive domain, PBO placebo, SE standard error