Ineffectiveness of neurokinin-1 antagonist in acute migraine: a crossover study.

Abstract

Lanepitant is a high-affinity, selective neurokinin-1 receptor (NK-1) and is effective in the dural inflammation model of acute migraine. Lanepitant 30, 80, and 240 mg given orally was evaluated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study to determine its effect in reducing migraine pain and severity of associated symptoms. Outpatients treated four migraine headaches of moderate or severe pain intensity with study drug according to a randomization schedule. They recorded their pain intensity and severity of migraine-associated symptoms at 30, 60, 90, and 120 min. Although 53 patients were randomly allocated to a treatment sequence, only 40 patients completed all treatments. There was no statistically significant difference in improvement in migraine pain at any time for any of the treatments. Additionally, there was no change in severity of migraine-associated symptoms associated with lanepitant therapy. No adverse events could be attributed to lanepitant. Lanepitant was ineffective orally in treating acute migraine in this trial. This may be due to poor bioavailability during a migraine attack. Alternatively, the neurogenic inflammation hypothesis may not apply to migraine.

• Authors: D J Goldstein, O Wang, J R Saper, R Stoltz, S D Silberstein, N T Mathew
• Journal: Cephalalgia : an international journal of headache (Cephalalgia) Vol. 17 Issue 7 Pg. 785-90 (Nov 1997) ISSN: 0333-1024 [Print] England
• PMID: 9399010 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• 1-(N-(2-methoxybenzyl)acetylamino)-3-(1H-indol-3-yl)-2-(N-(2-(4-(piperidin-1-yl)piperidin-1-yl)acetyl)amino)propane
• Indoles
• Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists
• Piperidines

Topics

• Acute Disease
• Administration, Oral
• Age of Onset
• Analysis of Variance
• Cross-Over Studies
• Double-Blind Method
• Female
• Humans
• Indoles (antagonists & inhibitors, therapeutic use)
• Male
• Migraine Disorders (drug therapy)
• Neurokinin-1 Receptor Antagonists
• Piperidines (antagonists & inhibitors, therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome