Table 1: Adverse events of CGRP monoclonal antibodies compared to placebo.
Patients with AE/patients treated with CGRP drugs;
patients with AE/ treated with placebo |
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AEs |
No |
Eptinezumab |
Placebo |
Galcanezumab |
Placebo |
Erenumab |
Placebo |
Fremanezumab |
Placebo |
RR (95% CI) |
P and I2 |
Any AE |
6 |
46/81 |
43/82 |
77/107 |
74/110 |
658/1235* |
441/761 |
385/581 |
171/293 |
0.99 [0.90, 1010] |
P = 0.90, I2
= 59%a |
Upper respiratory tract
infection |
10 |
7/81 |
6/82 |
81/1202 |
50/1080 |
60/1235 |
35/761 |
33/773 |
19/397 |
1.17 [0.93, 1.47] |
P = 0.18, I2
= 0% |
Nausea |
9 |
3/81 |
2/82 |
24/806 |
29/679 |
27/1235 |
21/761 |
12/773 |
9/397 |
0.79 [0.55, 1.12] |
P = 0.19, I2
= 0% |
Nasopharyngitis |
9 |
NR |
NR |
80/1260 |
79/1140 |
102/1235 |
61/761 |
26/773 |
11/397 |
0.97 [0.79, 1.20] |
P = 0.79, I2
= 0% |
Injection site pain |
8 |
NR |
NR |
168/1260 |
125/1140 |
28/916 |
13/608 |
186/773 |
82/397 |
1.32 [1.02, 1.71] |
P = 0.03, I2
= 44%a,b |
Sinusitis |
7 |
NR |
NR |
27/806 |
21/679 |
24/916 |
13/608 |
11/773 |
11/397 |
0.99 [0.67, 1.44] |
P = 0.94, I2
= 0% |
Dizziness |
5 |
3/81 |
1/82 |
31/987 |
24/1003 |
NR |
NR |
6/192 |
0/104 |
1.53 [0.93, 2.51] |
P = 0.10, I2
= 0% |
Back pain |
7 |
3/81 |
4/82 |
29/806 |
17/679 |
19/952 |
11/472 |
4/192 |
2/104 |
1.13 [0.74, 1.73] |
P = 0.57, I2
= 0% |
Fatigue |
7 |
3/81 |
3/82 |
11/454 |
12/461 |
34/1235 |
17/761 |
13/773 |
5/397 |
1.16 [0.77, 1.75] |
P = 0.47, I2
= 0% |
Influenza |
5 |
NR |
NR |
22/880 |
19/893 |
23/916 |
16/608 |
3/192 |
1/104 |
1.14 [0.74, 1.76] |
P = 0.55, I2
= 0% |
Urinary tract infection |
6 |
1/81 |
4/82 |
21/426 |
15/432 |
13/916 |
7/608 |
20/773 |
7/397 |
1.19 [0.78, 1.83] |
P = 0.42, I2
= 3% |
Migraine |
6 |
1/81 |
2/82 |
7/426 |
4/432 |
20/1235 |
20/761 |
2/192 |
2/104 |
0.76 [0.46, 1.27] |
P = 0.29, I2
= 10% |
Arthralgia |
5 |
1/81 |
4/82 |
7/107 |
6/110 |
16/952 |
11/472 |
3/192 |
0/104 |
0.84 [0.48, 1.48] |
P = 0.55, I2
= 36% |
Injection site erythema |
6 |
NR |
NR |
38/1260 |
15/1140 |
NR |
NR |
114/773 |
44/397 |
1.55 [1.17, 2.05] |
P = 0.00, I2
= 0%b |
AEs: adverse events; No:
the number of studies included in the quantitative analysis; NR: not reported.
aAnalysis was performed with random effect
size model.
bResults were significant.