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ArticleNeurology and therapy2025

Pharmacokinetics of Atogepant in Healthy Lactating Female Participants: Results from a Phase 1 Lactation Study.

Ramesh R Boinpally, Jonathan H Smith, Rosa L De Abreu Ferreira, Joel M Trugman

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Article in Neurology and therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05892757 (A Phase 1 Lactation Study in Healthy Adult Lactating Female Subjects One to Six Months Post-Partum to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Ubrogepant and Atogepant), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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NCT05892757 phase1completednot on this map

A Phase 1 Lactation Study in Healthy Adult Lactating Female Subjects One to Six Months Post-Partum to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Ubrogepant and Atogepant

TypeinterventionalSponsorAbbVieRan2023 to 2024Enrolled24ConditionsHealthy VolunteersArmsAtogepant, Ubrogepant
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  2. Sex-specific considerations in migraine therapy.Neurotherapeutics : the journal of the American Society for Experimental NeuroTherapeutics · 2026
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Ramesh R BoinpallyClinical Pharmacology, AbbVie Inc., Dept. R4PD, AP31-3, 1 North Waukegan Road, North Chicago, IL, 60064, USA. Ramesh.Boinpally@abbvie.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8267-9210
Jonathan H SmithClinical Development, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2798-6805
Rosa L De Abreu FerreiraMedical Safety Evaluation, Pharmacovigilance and Patient Safety, Epidemiology, and Research and Development Quality Assurance, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5525-1032
Joel M TrugmanClinical Development, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2376-8878

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAtogepant is approved for the preventive treatment of migraine and is taken orally once daily. This work aimed to characterize the plasma and milk pharmacokinetics of atogepant in lactating females.

methodsAn open-label, phase 1 study (NCT05892757) was conducted in 12 healthy, lactating adult women 1-6 months postpartum from July 11, 2023, to February 22, 2024. A single 60-mg dose of atogepant was administered to participants to determine atogepant's plasma and milk pharmacokinetics, the excretion of atogepant in breast milk, and the relative infant dose (RID). Atogepant was analyzed using validated LC-MS/MS assays in plasma and breast milk samples collected up to 24 h after dosing and during specified intervals through 24 h, respectively. Plasma and milk pharmacokinetic parameters were estimated using non-compartmental methods and compared using linear mixed-effects models. Safety was assessed via adverse event reporting, clinical labs, vital signs, and ECGs throughout the study.

resultsThe mean (range) milk-to-plasma ratio for atogepant was 0.076 (0.023-0.104). With nearly undetectable levels of atogepant in breast milk 16-24 h after dosing, the cumulative mean (range) amount of atogepant excreted in breast milk over 24 h was 0.009 mg (0.005-0.016 mg; 0.015% of 60-mg dose), and the mean (range) RID was 0.19% (0.06-0.33%). The mean plasma and milk peak concentrations of atogepant were 779 ng/mL and 57.0 ng/mL, respectively, and the corresponding AUC values were 3270 ng·h/mL and 238 ng·h/mL, respectively. Atogepant exposures in breast milk were 93% lower compared to plasma. Two participants (16.7%) experienced AEs. These included abdominal pain (n = 1) and dyspepsia (n = 1), both of which were non-serious and mild in severity. No new safety signals were identified in this small group of healthy lactating women.

conclusionThe cumulative mean amount of atogepant recovered in breast milk over 24 h following a 60-mg dose was 0.009 mg, with a RID of 0.19%. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT05892757; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05892757 .

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AtogepantCGRP receptor antagonistLactationMigraineMilkPharmacokineticsRelative infant dose

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