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02/24/15 10:59 AM

#187830 RE: biomaven0 #179091

Teva reports phase-2b results in chronic migraine:

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/teva-announces-positive-results-tev-140000605.html

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced today positive results from a Phase IIb study evaluating the efficacy, safety and tolerability of two doses of subcutaneous TEV-48125, an investigational anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibody for the prevention of chronic migraine (migraine with headaches on at least 15 days per month).

The study compared two active arms of different doses of TEV-48125, administered as a subcutaneous injection, once a month for three months, against placebo.

Results demonstrated that both tested doses of TEV-48125 achieved the primary and secondary efficacy endpoints of the study at one and three months. The data revealed a significant and clinically relevant reduction in both the number of monthly cumulative headache hours, and the number of headache days of at least moderate severity, relative to baseline.

In this study no important safety or tolerability concerns were identified. The adverse event profile for TEV-48125 appeared similar to placebo and supportive of previous Phase I safety data. Of the adverse events reported, mild, transient injection site discomfort and redness was infrequent but higher than that observed in the placebo group. No serious treatment-related adverse events were seen.

Teva picked up TEV-48125 (f/k/a LBR-101) in the 2014 acquisition of Labrys Biologics (#msg-102832891). See #msg-102892484 for related info.