Erenumab (AMG-334) (INN; trade name Aimovig) is a human monoclonal antibody designed specifically to bind and antagonize the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor (CGRPR) as a means to prevent migraines. Aimovig, as released and marketed by Novartis and Amgen, is in fact a novel therapeutic approach as the first and only FDA approved treatment specifically developed to prevent migraine by blocking the CGRP receptor, which is believed to play a critical role in migraine .
In particular, erenumab-aooe is a human immunoglobulin G2 monoclonal antibody that has high affinity binding to the CGRP receptor . The antibody is produced utlilizing recombinant DNA technology in Chinese hamster ovary cells . It is composed of 2 heavy chains, each containing 456 amino acids, and 2 light chains of the lambda subclass, each containing 216 amino acids, with an approximate molecular weight of 150 kDa .
Erenumab is indicated for the preventative treatment of migraine in adults .
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, Portsmouth, Virginia, United States
Cleveland Clinic, Main Campus, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
IQVIA Virtual Site, Durham, North Carolina, United States
Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Headache Science & Neurorehabilitation Center, Pavia, Italy
Gilbert Neurology Partners/ CCT Research, Gilbert, Arizona, United States
Ki Clinical Research LLC, dba New England Institute for Clinical Research, Stamford, Connecticut, United States
Innovation Medical Group, Palmetto Bay, Florida, United States
Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Tirol, Austria
Clinic Hietzing, Vienna, Austria
Medizinische Universität Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
University of Maryland, School of Dentistry, Brotman Facial Pain Clinic, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
University of Maryland, School of Dentistry, Brotman Facial Pain Clinic, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Marwa Kamal Ahmed Tolba, Fayoum, Egypt
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