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Table 3 Overview of adverse events in the open-label treatment phase

From: Galcanezumab in patients with episodic migraine: results from the open-label period of the phase 3 PERSIST study

Preferred term

GMB/GMB (N = 243) n (%)

PBO/GMB (N = 241) n (%)

Total (N = 484) n (%)

Deaths

0

0

0

Patients with ≥ 1 SAEs

3 (1.2)

9 (3.7)

12 (2.5)

Patients discontinuing due to an AE

2 (0.8)

1 (0.4)

3 (0.6)

Patients with ≥ 1 TEAE

94 (38.7)

83 (34.4)

177 (36.6)

Patients with ≥ 1 TEAE relating to treatment

33 (13.6)

23 (9.5)

56 (11.6)

TEAEsa

 Injection site reaction

12 (4.9)

4 (1.7)

16 (3.3)

 Injection site pruritis

8 (3.3)

4 (1.7)

12 (2.5)

 Upper respiratory tract infection

7 (2.9)

6 (2.5)

13 (2.7)

 Nasopharyngitis

6 (2.5)

2 (0.8)

8 (1.7)

 Injection site erythema

4 (1.6)

5 (2.1)

9 (1.9)

 Protein urine present

4 (1.6)

3 (1.2)

7 (1.4)

 Pyrexia

4 (1.6)

3 (1.2)

7 (1.4)

 Abdominal pain upper

4 (1.6)

1 (0.4)

5 (1.0)

 Weight increased

4 (1.6)

1 (0.4)

5 (1.0)

 Anemia

4 (1.6)

0

4 (0.8)

 Abdominal discomfort

1 (0.4)

4 (1.7)

5 (1.0)

 Injection site discomfort

1 (0.4)

4 (1.7)

5 (1.0)

 Injection site pain

0

6 (2.5)

6 (1.2)

  1. aTEAEs occurring in ≥ 1.5% of patients in any open-label treatment group
  2. GMB Galcanezumab, N Number of patients in the analysis population, n Number of patients within each specific category, PBO Placebo, SAE Serious adverse event, TEAE Treatment-emergent adverse event