Aim Long-term data for oral calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor antagonist, atogepant, in episodic migraine (EM) has been reported. This is the first report on one-year outcomes in participants with chronic migraine (CM) and in the EM population with prior preventive treatment failures. Here, we report the long-term safety, tolerability, efficacy and functional outcomes of one-year preventive treatment of EM or CM with atogepant. Methods This is an interim analysis of an ongoing, open-label, multicenter, 156-week, safety extension study that enrolled completers from phase 3 PROGRESS and ELEVATE trials. The participants completing week 52 or early termination were evaluated. Eligible adults with at least a one-year history of migraine, with either CM (PROGRESS) or EM who previously had inadequate response to two to four classes of conventional oral preventive treatments (ELEVATE). All participants received atogepant 60 mg once daily. The primary outcome was safety and tolerability of atogepant. Efficacy and functional outcomes were prespecified exploratory analyses. Results Of 596 participants, 595 (PROGRESS, n = 325; ELEVATE, n = 270) were treated and included in the safety population and 524 (PROGRESS, n = 284; ELEVATE, n = 240) were included in the modified intent-to-treat population. In this interim analysis, mean duration of atogepant exposure was 496.5 days. Treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurred in 79.0% of participants; most were mild/moderate and not related to atogepant. Common TEAEs (≥5%) included COVID-19 (28.7%), nasopharyngitis (10.9%) and constipation (8.2%). TEAEs leading to discontinuation occurred in 5.9% of participants. One death attributed to asphyxia by housefire was observed. Other serious TEAEs occurred in 5.5% of participants and none were related to atogepant. Alanine aminotransferase and/or aspartate aminotransferase ≥3× upper limit of normal occurred in two participants; neither met Hy's law criteria. Improvements in efficacy and functional outcomes from lead-in study baseline were observed at weeks 13–16 in this open-label study and were consistent through 48 and 52 weeks, respectively. Conclusions Overall safety results were consistent with the known safety profile of atogepant and the drug was well-tolerated over the course of the study. No new safety signals were identified. Improvements in efficacy and functional outcomes were consistent during the study. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT04686136.
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