Safety profile of monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide system in pregnancy: Updated analysis in VigiBase®

BackgroundSafety data on the use of migraine preventive monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) system in pregnancy are limited. MethodsUpdated pharmacovigilance assessment of the safety reports related to pregnancy associated with erenumab, galcanezumab, fremanezumab and eptinezumab, retrieved from VigiBase (R) as of 31 December 2021. As primary outcome, the whole group of monoclonal antibodies targeting the CGRP system was considered and sex and age subgroup disproportionality analyses using the reporting odds ratio (ROR) were conducted. Results286 safety reports were found: 116 (40.6%) on erenumab, 125 (43.7%) on galcanezumab, 39 (13.6%) on fremanezumab, 6 (2.1%) on eptinezumab. One hundred and forty-nine (52.1%) safety reports reported only drug exposure in relation to pregnancy while 137 (47.9%) also included >= 1 pregnancy outcomes: maternal outcomes (n = 64), spontaneous abortion (n = 63), foetal growth restriction (n = 1), prematurity (n = 8), neonatal outcomes (n = 13), and poor breastfeeding (n = 1). No specific patterns of maternal, foetal and neonatal toxicity were observed. Spontaneous abortion was not disproportionally more frequently reported with erenumab, galcanezumab, fremanezumab and eptinezumab compared with the entire database (ROR 1.1, 95% confidence interval, CI, 0.8-1.5), the entire database since 2018 (ROR 1.3, 95% CI 1.0-1.8), and triptans (ROR 1.2, 95% CI 0.8-1.9). ConclusionsThis updated safety analysis on erenumab, galcanezumab, fremanezumab and eptinezumab in pregnancy showed no signals of foeto-maternal toxicity according to VigiBase (R) safety reports.

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This study aimed to evaluate the safety of migraine preventive monoclonal antibodies targeting the calcitonin gene-related peptide system in pregnancy. The results showed no signals of foeto-maternal toxicity according to safety reports.