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 .
Womack Army Medical Center - Fort Liberty, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, United States
University of Pittsburgh Concussion Research Laboratory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, United States
Indiana University School of Dentistry, Oral Health Research Institute, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
Asheville Neurology Specialists PA, Asheville, North Carolina, United States
New Age Medical Research Corporation, Miami, Florida, United States
Mountain Neurological Research Center, Basalt, Colorado, United States
Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen, Denmark
Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark
Danish Headache Center, Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
Diamond Headache Clinic, Chicago, Illinois, United States
StudyMetrix, Saint Peters, Missouri, United States
Clinvest Research, Springfield, Missouri, United States
Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark
Danish Headache Center, Glostrup, Denmark
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