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CGRP antibodies for migraine prevention — new kids on the block

Nature Reviews Neurology volume 15, pages 129–130 (2019)Cite this article

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In the past few years, a number of new migraine treatments have emerged, including monoclonal antibodies against calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and the CGRP receptor. Now, a position statement from the American Headache Society offers guidance on the integration of these agents into clinical practice in the prevention of migraine.

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H.C.D. has received honoraria for participation in clinical trials, contribution to advisory boards or oral presentations from Addex Pharma, Alder, Allergan, Almirall, Amgen, Autonomic Technology, AstraZeneca, Bayer Vital, Berlin Chemie, Böhringer Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chordate, Coherex, CoLucid, Electrocore, GlaxoSmithKline, Grünenthal, Ipsen, Janssen-Cilag, Labrys Biologicals, Lilly, La Roche, 3M Medica, Medtronic, Menerini, Minster, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Neuroscore, Novartis, Johnson & Johnson, Pierre Fabre, Pfizer, Schaper and Brümmer, Sanofi, St. Jude, Teva and Weber & Weber. Financial support for research projects was provided by Allergan, Almirall, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Electrocore, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen-Cilag, Merck Sharp & Dohme and Pfizer. His headache research is supported by the German Research Council (DFG), the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) and the European Union. H.C.D. has no ownership interest and does not own stocks of any pharmaceutical company. H.C.D. serves on the editorial boards of Cephalalgia and Lancet Neurology. H.C.D. chairs the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the German Society of Neurology and is a member of the Clinical Trials Committee of the International Headache Society.

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Diener, HC. CGRP antibodies for migraine prevention — new kids on the block. Nat Rev Neurol 15, 129–130 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41582-019-0139-7

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