Background Anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies (CGRPmAbs) enlarged migraine prevention options. They work targetedly, safely, and efficiently in many patients. Inexplicably, a proportion of patients show scarce improvement.Objective To identify the possible role of personality traits, determined with the Personality Inventory for DSM5 (PID5), on the efficacy of CGRPmAbs on migraine.Methods We evaluated 3 parameters: monthly headache days (MHD), monthly painkillers intake (MPI), and MIDAS. For each parameter, patients were classified as: (A) non-responders (reduction < 3 0% vs. baseline); (B) partial responders (30-49% reduction); (C) full responders (reduction > 50%).Results Ninety-seven patients treated with CGRP-mAbs were included (33 galcanezumab, 13 fremanezumab, 51 erenumab). Considering attack reduction (MHD), 53 (54.6%) were full responders, 13 (13.4%) partial responders, and 31 (32%) non-responders. Considering MPI, 61 (62.9%) were full responders, 11 (11.3%) partial responders, and 24 (24.7%) non-responders. Concerning MIDAS, 53 (53%) were full responders, 17 (17.5%) partial responders, and 21 (21.6%) were non-responders. All the 97 patients were tested with the PID5. In terms of MHDs, non-responders, in comparison with responders, showed a significant excess of disinhibition, especially in relation with the anhedonia and depressivity facets. Concerning MPI, nonresponders showed increased depressivity and distractibility. MIDAS non-responders had significantly higher scores in the antagonism domain and submissiveness facet.Discussion Non-responders seem to have different personality traits in comparison to responders, with a higher tendency toward depressed mood and difficulty to feel pleasure previously found in migraineurs vs. non-migraineurs: the more strict certain traits are, the more difficult to treat the migraine could be.

Personality traits and efficacy of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine prevention / C. Lovati, G. Bernasconi, C. Capogrosso, L. Molteni, F. Giorgetti, B. Dell'Osso, L. Pantoni. - In: NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES. - ISSN 1590-1874. - 43:9(2022 Sep), pp. 5765-5767. [10.1007/s10072-022-06251-0]

Personality traits and efficacy of anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies in migraine prevention

C. Lovati
Primo
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B. Dell'Osso
Penultimo
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L. Pantoni
Ultimo
2022

Abstract

Background Anti-CGRP monoclonal antibodies (CGRPmAbs) enlarged migraine prevention options. They work targetedly, safely, and efficiently in many patients. Inexplicably, a proportion of patients show scarce improvement.Objective To identify the possible role of personality traits, determined with the Personality Inventory for DSM5 (PID5), on the efficacy of CGRPmAbs on migraine.Methods We evaluated 3 parameters: monthly headache days (MHD), monthly painkillers intake (MPI), and MIDAS. For each parameter, patients were classified as: (A) non-responders (reduction < 3 0% vs. baseline); (B) partial responders (30-49% reduction); (C) full responders (reduction > 50%).Results Ninety-seven patients treated with CGRP-mAbs were included (33 galcanezumab, 13 fremanezumab, 51 erenumab). Considering attack reduction (MHD), 53 (54.6%) were full responders, 13 (13.4%) partial responders, and 31 (32%) non-responders. Considering MPI, 61 (62.9%) were full responders, 11 (11.3%) partial responders, and 24 (24.7%) non-responders. Concerning MIDAS, 53 (53%) were full responders, 17 (17.5%) partial responders, and 21 (21.6%) were non-responders. All the 97 patients were tested with the PID5. In terms of MHDs, non-responders, in comparison with responders, showed a significant excess of disinhibition, especially in relation with the anhedonia and depressivity facets. Concerning MPI, nonresponders showed increased depressivity and distractibility. MIDAS non-responders had significantly higher scores in the antagonism domain and submissiveness facet.Discussion Non-responders seem to have different personality traits in comparison to responders, with a higher tendency toward depressed mood and difficulty to feel pleasure previously found in migraineurs vs. non-migraineurs: the more strict certain traits are, the more difficult to treat the migraine could be.
CGRP; Erenumab; Fremanezumab; Galcanezumab; Migraine; Personality Traits; Antibodies, Monoclonal; Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; Headache; Humans; Personality; Treatment Outcome; Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological; Migraine Disorders;
Settore MED/26 - Neurologia
set-2022
16-lug-2022
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