[New Management of Cluster Headache]

Brain Nerve. 2021 Apr;73(4):347-355. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416201766.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

Galcanezumab, a CGRP monoclonal antibody drug, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the prevention of recurrent cluster headaches. This was done after a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found it to be effective and safe. Similarly sphenopalatine ganglion stimulation has been found to be effective and safe in a randomized, controlled trial as an acute treatment for chronic cluster headache. This article reviews the mechanisms of action of these therapies and their clinical trial results, clinical uses, and prospects in Japan.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Cluster Headache* / diagnosis
  • Cluster Headache* / drug therapy
  • Double-Blind Method
  • Headache
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal