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Gravholt CH, Andersen NH, Christin-Maitre S, Davis SM, Duijnhouwer A, Gawlik A, Maciel-Guerra AT, Gutmark-Little I, Fleischer K, Hong D, Klein KO, Prakash SK, Shankar RK, Sandberg DE, Sas TCJ, Skakkebæk A, Stochholm K, van der Velden JA, Backeljauw PF. Clinical practice guidelines for the care of girls and women with Turner syndrome. Eur J Endocrinol 2024; 190:G53-G151. [PMID: 38748847 DOI: 10.1093/ejendo/lvae050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
Abstract
Turner syndrome (TS) affects 50 per 100 000 females. TS affects multiple organs through all stages of life, necessitating multidisciplinary care. This guideline extends previous ones and includes important new advances, within diagnostics and genetics, estrogen treatment, fertility, co-morbidities, and neurocognition and neuropsychology. Exploratory meetings were held in 2021 in Europe and United States culminating with a consensus meeting in Aarhus, Denmark in June 2023. Prior to this, eight groups addressed important areas in TS care: (1) diagnosis and genetics, (2) growth, (3) puberty and estrogen treatment, (4) cardiovascular health, (5) transition, (6) fertility assessment, monitoring, and counselling, (7) health surveillance for comorbidities throughout the lifespan, and (8) neurocognition and its implications for mental health and well-being. Each group produced proposals for the present guidelines, which were meticulously discussed by the entire group. Four pertinent questions were submitted for formal GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation) evaluation with systematic review of the literature. The guidelines project was initiated by the European Society for Endocrinology and the Pediatric Endocrine Society, in collaboration with members from the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, the European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions, the Society for Endocrinology, and the European Society of Cardiology, Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, Australia and New Zealand Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Latin American Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, Arab Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, and the Asia Pacific Pediatric Endocrine Society. Advocacy groups appointed representatives for pre-meeting discussions and the consensus meeting.
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- Claus H Gravholt
- Department of Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aalborg University Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark
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- Endocrine and Reproductive Medicine Unit, Center of Rare Endocrine Diseases of Growth and Development (CMERCD), FIRENDO, Endo ERN Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Sorbonne University, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, 75012 Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO 80045, United States
- eXtraOrdinarY Kids Clinic, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, CO 80045, United States
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen 6500 HB, The Netherlands
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- Departments of Pediatrics and Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, 40-752 Katowice, Poland
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- Area of Medical Genetics, Department of Translational Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, 13083-888 São Paulo, Brazil
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
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- Department of Reproductive Medicine, Nij Geertgen Center for Fertility, Ripseweg 9, 5424 SM Elsendorp, The Netherlands
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- Division of Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, United States
- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94304, United States
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- Rady Children's Hospital, University of California, San Diego, CA 92123, United States
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Children's National Hospital, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, United States
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- Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800, United States
- Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2800, United States
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- Department the Pediatric Endocrinology, Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam 3015 CN, The Netherlands
- Department of Pediatrics, Centre for Pediatric and Adult Diabetes Care and Research, Rotterdam 3015 CN, The Netherlands
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Genetics, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
- Center for Rare Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Aarhus University Hospital, 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Radboud University Medical Center, Amalia Children's Hospital, Nijmegen 6500 HB, The Netherlands
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- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
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Zhu J, Yuan K, Rana S, Jakki SL, Bhat AS, Liang L, Wang C. Long-acting growth hormone in the treatment of growth hormone deficiency in children: a systematic literature review and network meta-analysis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:8061. [PMID: 38580693 PMCID: PMC10997584 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-58616-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024] Open
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The purpose of this study is to compare the relative efficacy and safety of long-acting growth hormone (LAGH) as a growth hormone replacement therapy in prepubertal children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). We searched the PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and Wanfang databases from inception to July 2023 and identified eleven relevant studies. PEG-LAGH showed better effect on height velocity (mean difference [MD]: - 0.031, 95% credibility interval [CrI]: - 0.278, 0.215) than somatrogon (MD: 0.105, 95% CrI: - 0.419, 0.636), somapacitan (MD: 0.802, 95% CrI: - 0.451, 2.068) and lonapegsomatropin (MD: 1.335, 95% CrI: - 0.3, 2.989) when compared with daily growth hormone (DGH). Furthermore, in terms of height standard deviation score, PEG-LAGH demonstrated better improvement (MD: - 0.15, 95% CrI: - 1.1, 0.66) than somatrogon (MD: - 0.055, 95% CrI: - 1.3, 0.51) and somapacitan (MD: 0.22, 95% CrI: - 0.91, 1.3). PEG-LAGH (risk ratio [RR]: 1.00, 95% CrI: 0.82, 1.2) reduced the risk of adverse events compared with other LAGH (somatrogon, RR: 1.1, 95% CrI: 0.98, 1.2; somapacitan, RR: 1.1, 95% CrI: 0.96, 1.4; lonapegsomatropin, RR, 1.1, 95% CrI: 0.91, 1.3) and was comparable with DGH. This is the first study to indirectly compare the LAGH thorough a network meta-analysis and provide evidence of the optimal efficacy of various LAGH specifically PEG-LAGH and acceptable safety profile in prepubertal children with GHD.
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- Jianfang Zhu
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, 310003, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Nguyen Quoc A, Beccaria K, González Briceño L, Pinto G, Samara-Boustani D, Stoupa A, Beltrand J, Besançon A, Thalassinos C, Puget S, Blauwblomme T, Alapetite C, Bolle S, Doz F, Grill J, Dufour C, Bourdeaut F, Abbou S, Guerrini-Rousseau L, Leruste A, Brabant S, Cavadias I, Viaud M, Boddaert N, Polak M, Kariyawasam D. GH and Childhood-onset Craniopharyngioma: When to Initiate GH Replacement Therapy? J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:1929-1936. [PMID: 36794424 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 12/31/2022] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023]
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CONTEXT Craniopharyngioma is a benign brain tumor with frequent local recurrence or progression after treatment. GH replacement therapy (GHRT) is prescribed in children with GH deficiency resulting from childhood-onset craniopharyngioma. OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether a shorter delay of GHRT initiation after childhood-onset craniopharyngioma completion therapy increased the risk of a new event (progression or recurrence). METHODS Retrospective, observational, monocenter study. We compared a cohort of 71 childhood-onset patients with craniopharyngiomas treated with recombinant human GH (rhGH). Twenty-seven patients were treated with rhGH at least 12 months after craniopharyngioma treatment (>12-month group) and 44 patients before 12 months (<12-month group), among which 29 patients were treated between 6 and 12 months (6-12 month group). The main outcome was the risk of tumor new event (progression of residual tumor or tumor recurrence after complete resection) after primary treatment in the >12-month group and in the <12 month or in the 6- to 12-month group patients. RESULTS In the >12-month group, the 2- and 5-year event-free survivals were respectively 81.5% (95% CI, 61.1-91.9) and 69.4% (95% CI, 47.9-83.4) compared with 72.2% (95% CI, 56.3-83.1) and 69.8% (95% CI, 53.8-81.2) in the <12-month group. The 2- and 5-year event-free survivals were the same in the 6- to 12-month group (72.4%; 95% CI, 52.4-85.1). By log-rank test, the event-free survival was not different between groups (P = .98 and P = .91).The median time for event was not statistically different.In univariate and multivariate analysis, the risk of craniopharyngioma new event was not associated with the GHRT time delay after craniopharyngioma treatment. CONCLUSIONS No association was found between GHRT time delay after childhood-onset craniopharyngioma treatment and an increased risk of recurrence or tumor progression, suggesting GH replacement therapy can be initiated 6 months after last treatment for craniopharyngiomas.
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- Adrien Nguyen Quoc
- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, 75014 Paris, France
- IMAGINE Institute Affiliate, INSERM U1163, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, 75014 Paris, France
- IMAGINE Institute Affiliate, INSERM U1163, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Curie Institute, 75005 Paris, France
- Radiation Department, Proton Center, 94800 Orsay, France
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Gustave Roussy institute, 94800 Villejuif, France
- ICPO (Institut Curie - Centre de Protonthérapie d'Orsay), 94800 Orsay, France
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- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- SIREDO Center (Care, Innovation, Research in, Children, Adolescent and Young Adults Oncology), Curie Institute, 75005 Paris, France
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- Child and Adolescent Cancer Department, Gustave Roussy institute, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- Child and Adolescent Cancer Department, Gustave Roussy institute, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- SIREDO Center (Care, Innovation, Research in, Children, Adolescent and Young Adults Oncology), Curie Institute, 75005 Paris, France
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- Child and Adolescent Cancer Department, Gustave Roussy institute, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- Child and Adolescent Cancer Department, Gustave Roussy institute, 94800 Villejuif, France
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- SIREDO Center (Care, Innovation, Research in, Children, Adolescent and Young Adults Oncology), Curie Institute, 75005 Paris, France
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- Department of Functional Explorations, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Department of Paediatric Radiology, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, 75014 Paris, France
- IMAGINE Institute Affiliate, INSERM U1163, 75015 Paris, France
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- Paediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology, Gynaecology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP Centre, 75015 Paris, France
- Faculty of medicine, Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Cochin Institute, INSERM U1016, 75014 Paris, France
- IMAGINE Institute Affiliate, INSERM U1163, 75015 Paris, France
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Song K, Jung MK, Oh JS, Kim SJ, Choi HS, Lee M, Suh J, Kwon A, Chae HW, Kim HS. Comparison of growth response and adverse reaction according to growth hormone dosing strategy for children with short stature: LG Growth Study. Growth Horm IGF Res 2023; 69-70:101531. [PMID: 36906505 DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2023.101531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 02/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Growth hormone (GH) dosage in children is conventionally determined either by body weight (BW) or body surface area (BSA). However, there is no consensus on the calculation method for proper GH treatment dose. We aimed to compare growth response and adverse reactions between BW- and BSA-based GH treatment doses for children with short statures. DESIGN Data from 2284 GH-treated children were analyzed. Distributions of BW- and BSA-based GH treatment doses and their association with growth response parameters, including changes in height, height standard deviation score (SDS), body mass index (BMI), and safety parameters, such as changes in insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I SDS and adverse events, were investigated. RESULTS The mean BW-based doses were close to the recommended dose's upper limit in participants with GH deficiency and idiopathic short stature, while they were below the recommended dose in patients with Turner syndrome (TS). As age and BW increased, BW-based dose decreased, whereas BSA-based dose increased. Gain in height SDS was positively associated with BW-based dose in the TS group and negatively associated with BW in all groups. Despite having a lower BW-based dose, the overweight/obese groups had a higher BSA-based dose and higher frequencies of children with high IGF-I and adverse events than those of the normal-BMI group. CONCLUSIONS In children of older age or with high BW, BW-based doses can be overdosed in terms of BSA. and BW-based dose positively correlated with height gain only in the TS group. BSA-based doses represent an alternative dosing strategy in children who are overweight/obese.
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- Kyungchul Song
- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, International St.Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Children's Hospital, Endocrine Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Zaragoza F. Non-Covalent Albumin Ligands in FDA-Approved Therapeutic Peptides and Proteins. J Med Chem 2023; 66:3656-3663. [PMID: 35961011 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.2c01021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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An increasing number of drugs that consist of a therapeutic peptide or protein linked to an albumin-binding structure are being approved. In this perspective, the pharmacokinetic data of currently marketed drugs of this type will be presented. Acylation with fatty acids or fatty α,ω-dicarboxylic acids has been used successfully to prepare long-acting analogs of insulin, GLP-1, and other peptides but not of larger proteins. With a tetrazole-sulfonylamide fatty acid bioisostere, it has now been possible to prepare a long-acting analog of human growth hormone (191 amino acids), which is suitable for once-weekly administration.
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Feng YD, Wang J, Tao ZB, Jiang HK. Development and validation of a nomogram to predict poor short-term response to recombinant human growth hormone treatment in children with growth disorders. J Endocrinol Invest 2022:10.1007/s40618-022-01979-0. [PMID: 36480094 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-022-01979-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a clinical predictive model for predicting the likelihood of a poor therapeutic response during the first year of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment in children with growth disorders. METHODS A total of 627 pediatric patients with growth disorders (GHD, ISS, TS, SGA) from The LG Growth Study cohort were evaluated. Restricted cubic splines (RCS) were utilized to investigate the association between predictors and the risk of poor rhGH response. Variables were selected using LASSO regression, and multivariate logistics regression models were established. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves, decision curve analysis (DCA), and clinical impact curves (CIC) were used to assess the predictive model's accuracy and clinical value. The predictive accuracy of the model was validated on the testing set. RESULTS Two predictive models containing 8 baseline predictors (diagnosis, age, height SDS, bone age minus chronological age, rhGH dosage, distance from mid-parental height in SDS, weight SDS, IGF-1 SDS) and 1 post-treatment predictor (height SDS gain at 6 months) were constructed by multivariate logistic regression analyses. The nomogram was built based on the multivariate predictive model and showed good discrimination and model fit effects in both the training set and the testing set. DCA and CIC analyses presented good clinical usability. CONCLUSION The clinical predictive model for predicting the probability of poor short-term response of rhGH treatment in pediatric patients with growth disorders is useful and can assist physicians in making clinical decisions.
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- Y D Feng
- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110000, Liaoning Province, China
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- Gansu University of Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China
- Department of Neonatology, Lanzhou Maternity and Child Health Care Hospital, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Hospital of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, 155 Nanjing North Street, Shenyang, 110000, Liaoning Province, China.
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Maghnie M, Ranke MB, Geffner ME, Vlachopapadopoulou E, Ibáñez L, Carlsson M, Cutfield W, Rooman R, Gomez R, Wajnrajch MP, Linglart A, Stawerska R, Clayton PE, Darendeliler F, Hokken-Koelega ACS, Horikawa R, Tanaka T, Dörr HG, Albertsson-Wikland K, Polak M, Grimberg A. Safety and Efficacy of Pediatric Growth Hormone Therapy: Results From the Full KIGS Cohort. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2022; 107:3287-3301. [PMID: 36102184 PMCID: PMC9693805 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgac517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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CONTEXT The Kabi/Pfizer International Growth Database (KIGS) is a large, international database (1987-2012) of children treated with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in real-world settings. OBJECTIVE This work aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of rhGH from the full KIGS cohort. METHODS Data were collected by investigators from children with growth disorders treated with rhGH (Genotropin [somatropin]; Pfizer). Safety was evaluated in all treated patients, and efficacy in those treated for 1 year or more. A subgroup included patients treated for 5 years or more (≥ 2 years prepubertal) who had reached near-adult height (NAH). Main outcomes included adverse events (AEs), serious AEs (SAEs), and height growth. RESULTS The full KIGS cohort (N = 83 803 [58% male]) was treated for idiopathic GH deficiency (IGHD; 46.9%), organic GHD (10.0%), small for gestational age (SGA; 9.5%), Turner syndrome (TS; 9.2%), idiopathic short stature (ISS; 8.2%), and others (16.2%). Median rhGH treatment duration was 2.7 years and observation 3.1 years. SAEs occurred in 3.7% of patients and death in 0.4%. The most common SAEs were recurrence of craniopharyngioma (n = 151), neoplasm (n = 99), and cancer (n = 91); and scoliosis (n = 91). Median first-year delta height-SD score (SDS) (Prader) in prepubertal patients was 0.66 (IGHD), 0.55 (ISS), 0.58 (TS), and 0.71 (SGA). Median gains in NAH-SDS were 1.79 (IGHD), 1.37 (ISS), and 1.34 (SGA) for boys, and 2.07 (IGHD), 1.62 (ISS), 1.07 (TS), and 1.57 (SGA) for girls. CONCLUSION Data from KIGS, the largest and longest running international database of rhGH-treated children, show that rhGH is safe and increases short-term height gain and adult height across GHD and non-GHD conditions.
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- Mohamad Maghnie
- Department of Pediatrics, IRCCS Giannina Gaslini, Genova 16124, Italy
- Department of Neuroscience, Rehabilitation, Ophthalmology, Genetics, Maternal and Child Health - DINOGMI, University of Genova, Genova 16124, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, University Children´s Hospital, Tübingen 72076, Germany
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- The Saban Research Institute, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90027, USA
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- Department of Endocrinology, Growth and Development, Aglaia Kyriakou Children's Hospital, Athens 11527, Greece
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- Endocrinology, Pediatric Research Institute Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona 08950, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid 28029, Spain
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- Rare Disease, Biopharmaceuticals, Pfizer, New York, NY 10017, USA
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- Liggins Institute, University of Auckland, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
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- European Medical Affairs, Pfizer, Brussels 1070, Belgium
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- Rare Disease, Biopharmaceuticals, Pfizer, New York, NY 10017, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology for Children, AP-HP, Bicêtre Paris Saclay, Le Kremlin Bicêtre 94270, France
- APHP, Reference Center for Rare Disorders of the Calcium and Phosphate Metabolism, Filière OSCAR and Plateforme d’Expertise Maladies Rares Paris-Sud, Bicêtre Paris Saclay Hospital, Le Kremlin Bicêtre 94270, France
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- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Polish Mother’s Memorial Hospital-Research Institute, Lodz 93-338, Poland
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz 93-338, Poland
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- Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, Manchester NIHR Academic Health Science Centre, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- İstanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, İstanbul 34452, Turkey
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- Pediatrics, Subdivision of Endocrinology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam 3015 GD, the Netherlands
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Center for Child Health and Development, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen 91054, Germany
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- Department of Physiology/Endocrinology, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg 405 30, Sweden
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- Université de Paris Cité; Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades, Paris 75015, France
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- Correspondence: Adda Grimberg, MD, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 3401 Civic Center Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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Chae HW, Hwang IT, Lee JE, So CH, Rhie YJ, Lim JS, Kwon EB, Yi KH, Kim EY, Jo CK, Shim KS, Gil HY, Seong MJ, Nam CM, Moon JS, Hwang JS. Height outcomes in Korean children with idiopathic short stature receiving growth hormone treatment. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:925102. [PMID: 36157444 PMCID: PMC9490583 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.925102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives Growth hormone (GH) therapy's capacity to increase height velocity and height at the end of the study in children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) is controversial. We aimed to investigate the height standard deviation score (SDS) and height velocity of patients with ISS in Korea who received GH treatment. Methods We retrospectively reviewed and performed linear mixed model and survival analyses on data from 12 tertiary hospitals in Korea, including subjects diagnosed with ISS from January 2009 to September 2019, treated with GH therapy for more than 6 months, and who were at a pre-pubertal state at the time of diagnosis. Results We included 578 children (330 boys and 248 girls). The mean daily dose of GH in this study was 0.051 mg/kg, which was lower than the approved dose in Korea of 0.062 - 0.067 mg/kg. Height SDS was higher in patients who started treatment before the age of 6 years. The probability of reaching the target SDS (-1 SDS) from the beginning of treatment to 2-3 years after its start was higher in children starting treatment before the age of 6 years. The hazard ratio to reach the target SDS (-1 SDS) when using automatic pen or electronic devices was 1.727 times higher than that when using the needle and syringe device. Conclusion ISS patients should start GH treatment at an early age, and even lower-than-recommended drug doses may be effective. The selection of automatic pen or electronic device can have a positive effect on reaching the target height SDS.
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- Hyun Wook Chae
- Department of Pediatrics, Gangnam Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inha University Hospital, Inha University College of Medicine, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University Hospital, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hallym University Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hwaseong-si, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University Sanbon Medical Center, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong, Seoul, South Korea
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- Medical Research Project Team, Internal Medicine (IM) Medical, Pfizer Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Rare Disease, Medical Affairs, Pfizer Korea, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Biomedical Systems Informatics, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University Hospital, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Jiang Z, Chen X, Dong G, Lou Y, Zhang J, Cheng X, Pan J, Liao W, Wu J, Huang X, Jin X, Liu D, Zeng T, Zhu S, Dong Q, Luo X, Lan D, Cao L, Zhang X, Liu J, Dai M, Zhang M, Liu L, Dong J, Zhao D, Ni S, Fu J. Short-term efficacy and safety of a lower dose of polyethylene glycol recombinant human growth hormone in children with growth hormone deficiency: A randomized, dose-comparison study. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:955809. [PMID: 36034802 PMCID: PMC9402941 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.955809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 07/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objective: Polyethylene glycol recombinant human growth hormone (PEG-rhGH, Jintrolong®) is the first long-acting rhGH preparation that is approved to treat children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in China. Clinical experience with dose selections of PEG-rhGH is scarce. The present study compared the efficacy and safety of a lower dose to increase dosing regimens of PEG-rhGH treatment. Methods: A multicenter, randomized, open-label, dose-comparison clinical study was conducted to compare the improvements in the height standard deviation score (Ht SDS), height velocity (HV), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) SDS, and safety profiles of children with GHD who are treated with 0.2 mg/kg/week of PEG-rhGH dose or 0.14 mg/kg/week for 26 weeks. Results: Ht SDS, HV, and IGF-1 SDS increased significantly after PEG-rhGH treatment in the two dose groups (p < 0.05). The improvements of Ht SDS, HV, and IGF-1 SDS were more significant in the high-dose group than in the low-dose group (p < 0.05). Ht SDS improvement in low-dose group was not non-inferiority to that in the high-dose group (p = 0.2987). The incidences of adverse events were comparable between the two groups. Conclusion: The improvements of Ht SDS, HV, and IGF-1 SDS were more significant in the high-dose group than in the low-dose group (p < 0.05). PEG-rhGH at the dose of 0.14 mg/kg/week was effective and safe for children with GHD. Clinical Trial Registration:clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT02908958.
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- Zhouhong Jiang
- Department of Pharmacy, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ningbo Women’s and Children’s Hospital, Ningbo, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrine Genetics and Metabolism, Chengdu Women’s and Children’s Center Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wuhu First People’s Hospital, Wuhu, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, First Affiliated Hospital of Army Medical University (Third Military Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Endocrinology and Genetics, Shanghai Children’s Medical Center, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Genetics and Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital and Yuying Children’s Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China
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- Department of Child Health Care, Liuzhou Maternity and Child Healthcare Hospital, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Zhejiang Provincial People’s Hospital, People’s Hospital of Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Changchun Children’s Hospital, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Shaoxing Second Hospital, Shaoxing, China
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- Department of Genetics and Endocrinology, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Pediatric Research Institute, Qilu Children’s Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- National Clinical Trial Institute, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- Research Center for Clinical Pharmacy, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Junfen Fu, ; Shaoqing Ni,
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- The Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Child Health, Hangzhou, China
- *Correspondence: Junfen Fu, ; Shaoqing Ni,
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Liang Y, Zhang C, Wei H, Du H, Zhang G, Yang Y, Zhang H, Gong H, Li P, Song F, Xu Z, He R, Zhou W, Zheng H, Sun L, Luo X. The pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties and short-term outcome of a novel once-weekly PEGylated recombinant human growth hormone for children with growth hormone deficiency. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:922304. [PMID: 36034448 PMCID: PMC9405430 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.922304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Objectives To investigate the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD) of Y-shape branched PEGylated recombinant human growth hormone (YPEG-rhGH) and evaluate its short-term efficacy and safety in children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). Methods A total of 43 children with GHD from 12 sites in China were enrolled in this randomized, multicenter, active-controlled, double-blind (YPEG-rhGH doses) trial. Patients were randomized 1:1:1:1 to 100, 120, and 140 μg/kg/week of YPEG-rhGH groups and daily rhGH 35 μg/kg/day groups. The treatment lasted 12 weeks. The primary outcome was the area under the curve of the change of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). The secondary outcome was the height velocity (HV) increment at week 12. Results A dose-dependent response of maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) and area under the concentration-time curves from 0 to 168 hours (AUC0-168h) were observed for YPEG-rhGH. The ratio of Cmax and the ratio of AUC0-168h from the first to the last dosing were 1.09~1.11 and 1.22~1.26 respectively. A YPEG-rhGH dose-dependent increase in area under effect curve (AUEC) of IGF-1 fold change was observed. Model-derived mean IGF-1 SDS was in the normal range for all three YPEG-rhGH doses. At week 12, HV was 7.07, 10.39, 12.27 cm/year, and 11.58 cm/year for YPEG-rhGH 100, 120, and 140 μg/kg/week and daily rhGH respectively. Adherence and safety were consistent with the profile of daily rhGH. No related serious adverse events were reported. Conclusion The PK/PD suggests that YPEG-rhGH is suitable for the once-weekly treatment of pediatric GHD. YPEG-rhGH 120 ~ 140 μg/kg/week provides the closest HV increment with similar safety and tolerability compared to daily rhGH 35 μg/kg/day in children with GHD. Clinical Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov, identifier [NCT04513171].
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- Yan Liang
- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Children’s Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Henan Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou Children’s Hospital, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Shanxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Taiyuan, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Genetics and Metabolism, Jiangxi Provincial Children’s Hospital, Nanchang, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Sanya Central Hospital, Sanya, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Shanghai, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wuxi Fourth People’s Hospital, Wuxi, China
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- Office of General Manager, Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, China
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- Office of General Manager, Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Office of General Manager, Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, Xiamen, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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López‐Siguero JP, Martínez‐Aedo MJ, Bermúdez de la Vega JA, Bosch‐Muñoz J, Lechuga‐Sancho AM, Villalobos T. Growth hormone treatment does not to lead to insulin resistance nor excessive rise in IGF-1 levels, while improving height in patients small for gestational age A long-term observational study. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2022; 96:558-568. [PMID: 34882803 PMCID: PMC9299847 DOI: 10.1111/cen.14626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In children born small for gestational age (SGA), the relationship between growth hormone (GH) treatment and insulin resistance (IR) has only been investigated for a short period, necessitating a longer observation period. This study aimed to evaluate the long-term (10 years) effect of GH to SGA-children on IR and safety during treatment. DESIGN This was a multicenter observational study. PATIENTS SGA-children who received GH treatment in Spain (stratified by Tanner-stage and age at GH onset [two groups: ≤6 years old or >6 years old]). MEASUREMENTS The analysed variables (yearly measures) included auxologic, metabolic (insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), height velocity [HV], weight and homeostatic model assessment-IR [HOMA-IR]) and safety data. Data were collected prospectively (since the study approval: 2007) and retrospectively (since the initiation of GH treatment: 2005-2007). RESULTS A total of 389 SGA children (369 Tanner-I) were recruited from 27 centres. The mean age (standard deviation) of the children at GH treatment onset was 7.2 (2.8) years old. IGF-1 (standard deviation score [SDS]) and HOMA-IR values tended to increase until the sixth year of GH-treatment, with significant differences being observed only during the first year, while these remained stable in the later years (within normal ranges). Height (SDS) increased significantly (basal: -3.0; tenth year: -1.13), and the maximum HV (SDS) occurred during the first year (2.75 ± 2.39). CONCLUSIONS HOMA-IR values increased significantly in SGA-children during the first year of GH-treatment, remained stable and were within normal ranges in all cases. Our 10-year data suggests that long-term GH treatment does not promote IR and is well-tolerated, safe and effective.
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- Juan P. López‐Siguero
- Paediatric Endocrinology UnitHospital Universitario Materno‐Infantil Carlos HayaMálagaSpain
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- Paediatric Endocrinology UnitHospital Universitario Materno‐Infantil Carlos HayaMálagaSpain
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- Endocrinology UnitHospital Universitario Arnau de VilanovaLleidaSpain
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- Hae Sang Lee
- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea,Address for correspondence: Hae Sang lee Department of Pediatrics, Ajou Unviersity School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, 164 World cupro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea
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Yoon JY, Cheon CK, Lee JH, Kwak MJ, Kim HJ, Kim YJ, Lee JE, Chung WY, Kim J, Yoo JH. Response to growth hormone according to provocation test results in idiopathic short stature and idiopathic growth hormone deficiency. Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2022; 27:37-43. [PMID: 35038835 PMCID: PMC8984754 DOI: 10.6065/apem.2142110.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To investigate growth response in children with either idiopathic short stature (ISS) or growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD). METHODS The data of prepubertal GHD or ISS children treated using recombinant human GH were obtained from the LG Growth Study database. GHD children were further divided into partial and complete GHD groups. Growth response and factors predicting growth response after 1 and 2 years of GH treatment were investigated. RESULTS This study included 692 children (98 with ISS, 443 partial GHD, and 151 complete GHD). After 1 year, changes in height standard deviation score (ΔHt-SDS) were 0.78, 0.83, and 0.96 in ISS, partial GHD, and complete GHD, respectively. Height velocity (HV) was 8.72, 9.04, and 9.52 cm/yr in ISS, partial GHD, and complete GHD, respectively. ΔHt-SDS and HV did not differ among the 3 groups. Higher initial body mass index standard deviation score (BMI-SDS) and midparental height standard deviation score (MPH-SDS) were predictors for better growth response after 1 year in ISS and the partial GHD group, respectively. In the complete GHD group, higher Ht-SDS and BMI-SDS predicted better growth response after 1 year. After 2 years of GH treatment, higher BMI-SDS and MPH-SDS predicted a better growth outcome in the partial GHD group, and higher MPH-SDS was a predictor of good growth response in complete GHD. CONCLUSION Clinical characteristics and growth response did not differ among groups. Predictors of growth response differed among the 3 groups, and even in the same group, a higher GH dose would be required when poor response is predicted.
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- Ju Young Yoon
- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Children’s Hospital, Yangsan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kosin University Gospel Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ilsin Christian Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Haeundae Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Korea,Address for correspondence: Jae Ho Yoo Department of Pediatrics, Dong-A University Hospital, Dong-A University College of Medicine, 26 Daesingongwon-ro, Seo-gu, Busan 49201, Korea
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Yoon JS, Seo YJ, Kwon EB, Lee HJ, Kang MJ, Hwang IT. Association between uric acid and height during growth hormone therapy in children with idiopathic short stature. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1025005. [PMID: 36531458 PMCID: PMC9755161 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1025005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Serum uric acid (UA) within appropriate levels is reported to be beneficial in patients with idiopathic short stature (ISS). This study aimed to evaluate the association between serum UA levels and height standard deviation scores (SDS) in patients with ISS during growth hormone (GH) therapy. METHODS A longitudinal study (LG Growth Study) of 182 children (mean age: 7.29±2.60 years) with ISS was performed. All participants were in the prepubertal stage and treated with GH, and the data within a treatment period of 30 months were analyzed. RESULTS In the adjusted Pearson's correlation, UA was significantly correlated with height SDS after controlling for sex, age, and body mass index (BMI) SDS (r=0.22, p=0.007). In the adjusted multiple regression analyses, the height SDS was significantly associated with UA after controlling for sex, age, and BMI SDS (β=0.168, p=0.007). Within the 30-month treatment period, the UA levels significantly increased as the height SDS increased, and the mean UA levels at baseline and 30 months after treatment were 3.90±0.64 mg/dL and 4.71±0.77 mg/dL, respectively (p=0.007). DISCUSSION In conclusion, UA is related to height SDS, and GH treatment leads to a significant increase in UA without hyperuricemia. Elevated UA is considered a favorable outcome of GH therapy, and further studies are needed to determine its role as a monitoring tool.
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Butler MG, Miller BS, Romano A, Ross J, Abuzzahab MJ, Backeljauw P, Bamba V, Bhangoo A, Mauras N, Geffner M. Genetic conditions of short stature: A review of three classic examples. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:1011960. [PMID: 36339399 PMCID: PMC9634554 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.1011960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Noonan, Turner, and Prader-Willi syndromes are classical genetic disorders that are marked by short stature. Each disorder has been recognized for several decades and is backed by extensive published literature describing its features, genetic origins, and optimal treatment strategies. These disorders are accompanied by a multitude of comorbidities, including cardiovascular issues, endocrinopathies, and infertility. Diagnostic delays, syndrome-associated comorbidities, and inefficient communication among the members of a patient's health care team can affect a patient's well-being from birth through adulthood. Insufficient information is available to help patients and their multidisciplinary team of providers transition from pediatric to adult health care systems. The aim of this review is to summarize the clinical features and genetics associated with each syndrome, describe best practices for diagnosis and treatment, and emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary teams and appropriate care plans for the pediatric to adult health care transition.
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- Merlin G. Butler
- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
- *Correspondence: Merlin G. Butler,
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, United States
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- Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children’s Health, Wilmington, DE, United States
- Department of Pediatrics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Children's Health of Orange County (CHOC) Children’s Hospital, Orange, CA, United States
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- Division of Endocrinology, Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville, FL, United States
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- The Saban Research Institute, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, United States
- Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Kim M, Kim EY, Kim EY, So CH, Kim CJ. Investigating whether serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels reflect the height outcome in prepubertal children upon rhGH therapy: LG growth study database. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0259287. [PMID: 34723984 PMCID: PMC8559946 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0259287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 10/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) and IGF binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels can be used to monitor the safety of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy. In this study, we evaluated the changes in serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels during rhGH therapy as a marker of height outcome in prepubertal children. Totally, 705 prepubertal children with short stature were enrolled from the LG Growth Study Database. Data for three groups of subjects were obtained as follows: Idiopathic GH deficiency (IGHD; n = 486); idiopathic short stature (n = 66); small for gestational age (n = 153). Serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels at the baseline and after the 1st and 2nd year of rhGH therapy, as well as the Δheight standard deviation score (SDS), were obtained. Δheight SDS after the 1st and 2nd year of rhGH therapy had notably increased compared to that at the baseline for all three groups. IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels in all three groups were significantly increased compared to those at the baseline (p <0.001). Δheight SDS was positively correlated with ΔIGF-1 SDS after the 1st year of therapy, ΔIGFBP-3 SDS after the 2nd year of therapy in the IGHD group, and ΔIGF-I SDS and ΔIGFBP-3 SDS after the 2nd year of therapy (p < 0.05), regardless of whether the height at the baseline was a covariate. The increase in IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels during rhGH therapy was related to the growth response in children with IGHD. Therefore, it may be valuable to measure the change in serum IGF-I and IGFBP-3 levels, especially the latter, during rhGH treatment to predict the growth response upon long-term treatment.
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- Minsun Kim
- Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea
- Department of Pediatrics, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chosun University, College of Medicine, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kwangju Christian Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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Haffner D, Grund A, Leifheit-Nestler M. Renal effects of growth hormone in health and in kidney disease. Pediatr Nephrol 2021; 36:2511-2530. [PMID: 34143299 PMCID: PMC8260426 DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05097-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2021] [Accepted: 04/27/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
Abstract
Growth hormone (GH) and its mediator insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) have manifold effects on the kidneys. GH and IGF receptors are abundantly expressed in the kidney, including the glomerular and tubular cells. GH can act either directly on the kidneys or via circulating or paracrine-synthesized IGF-1. The GH/IGF-1 system regulates glomerular hemodynamics, renal gluconeogenesis, tubular sodium and water, phosphate, and calcium handling, as well as renal synthesis of 1,25 (OH)2 vitamin D3 and the antiaging hormone Klotho. The latter also acts as a coreceptor of the phosphaturic hormone fibroblast-growth factor 23 in the proximal tubule. Recombinant human GH (rhGH) is widely used in the treatment of short stature in children, including those with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Animal studies and observations in acromegalic patients demonstrate that GH-excess can have deleterious effects on kidney health, including glomerular hyperfiltration, renal hypertrophy, and glomerulosclerosis. In addition, elevated GH in patients with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes mellitus was thought to induce podocyte injury and thereby contribute to the development of diabetic nephropathy. This manuscript gives an overview of the physiological actions of GH/IGF-1 on the kidneys and the multiple alterations of the GH/IGF-1 system and its consequences in patients with acromegaly, CKD, nephrotic syndrome, and type 1 diabetes mellitus. Finally, the impact of short- and long-term treatment with rhGH/rhIGF-1 on kidney function in patients with kidney diseases will be discussed.
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- Dieter Haffner
- Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
- Pediatric Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
- Pediatric Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Kidney, Liver and Metabolic Diseases, Pediatric Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
- Pediatric Research Center, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Kim SJ, Kim MS, Cho SY, Suh BK, Ko CW, Lee KH, Yoo HW, Shin CH, Hwang JS, Kim HS, Chung WY, Kim CJ, Han HS, Jin DK. Efficacy and safety of the recombinant human growth hormone in short children born small for gestational age: A randomized, multicentre, comparative phase III trial. Medicine (Baltimore) 2021; 100:e26711. [PMID: 34397702 PMCID: PMC8322493 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000026711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Growth hormone (GH) treatment is known to be effective in increasing stature in children with a short stature born small for gestational age (SGA). This multicentre, randomized, open-label, comparative, phase III study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Growtropin-II (recombinant human GH) and to demonstrate that the growth-promoting effect of Growtropin-II is not inferior to that of Genotropin in children with SGA (NCT ID: NCT02770157). METHODS Seventy five children who met the inclusion criteria were randomized into 3 groups in a ratio of 2:2:1 (the study group [Growtropin-II, n = 30], control group [Genotropin, n = 30], and 26-week non-treatment group [n = 15]). The study and control groups received subcutaneous injections of Growtropin-II and Genotropin, respectively for 52 weeks, whereas the non-treatment group underwent a non-treatment observation period during weeks 0 to 26 and a dosing period during weeks 27 to 52 and additional dosing till week 78 only in re-consenting children. RESULTS No significant differences in demographic and baseline characteristics between the groups were observed. The mean ± standard deviation change difference in annualized height velocity (aHV) (study group - control group) was 0.65 ±2.12 cm/year (95% confidence interval [CI], -0.53 to 1.83), whereas the lower limit for the 2-sided 95% CI was -0.53 cm/year. Regarding safety, treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) occurred in 53.33% children in the study group and 43.33% children in the control group; the difference in the incidence of TEAEs between the 2 treatment groups was not statistically significant (P = .4383). A total of 17 serious adverse events (SAEs) occurred in 13.33% children in the treatment groups, and no significant difference in incidence between groups (P = .7065) was seen. Two cases of adverse drug reaction (ADR) occurred in 2 children (3.33%): 1 ADR (injection site swelling or pain) occurred in 1 child (3.33%) each in the study and control groups. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that the change in aHV from the baseline till 52 weeks with Growtropin-II treatment is non-inferior to that with Genotropin treatment in children with short stature born SGA. Growtropin-II is well-tolerated, and its safety profile is comparable with that of Genotropin over a 1-year course of treatment.
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- Su Jin Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Inha University College of Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kyungpook National University Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Medical Genetics Clinic and Laboratory, Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children's Hospital, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Kim JH, Kim SJ, Lee J, Shin CH, Seo JY. Factors affecting IGF-I level and correlation with growth response during growth hormone treatment in LG Growth Study. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0252283. [PMID: 34280192 PMCID: PMC8289015 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0252283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Growth hormone treatment strategies to achieve the goal include the titration of GH doses according to serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) concentrations. However, IGF-I levels do not always correlate well with the growth response. This study aims to identify the factors affecting the IGF-I concentration and identify the relationship between IGF-I and the treatment response. The data of prepubertal children treated with recombinant human GH for more than one year were obtained from the LG Growth Study (LGS) Database. This study includes patients with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (IGHD), organic growth hormone deficiency (OGHD), or Turner syndrome (TS) or small for gestational age (SGA). Among 2,021 participants registered in LGS, 366 subjects were selected, 252 had IGHD, 16 had OGHD, 31 had TS, and 67 were SGA. In the IGHD and SGA groups, IGF-I levels had a positive correlation with weight SDS. There was no significant relationship between the pre-treatment IGF-I level and growth response. However, in the IGHD group, the growth response was significantly higher when the change in the IGF-I SDS value was 1 or more (p = 0.0013). Therefore, IGF-I concentrations should be used as an indicator to monitor the treatment compliance rather than for efficacy determination in Korean children of short stature with GH treatment.
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- Ji Hyun Kim
- Department of Pediatrics, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul National University Children’s Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Boussetta A, Laamouri R, Jellouli M, Naija O, Gargah T. Efficacy of Growth Hormone Treatment in Children With Chronic Kidney Disease: Tunisian Experience. Indian Pediatr 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13312-021-2395-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Kum CD, Rho JG, Park HK, Lee HS, Hwang JS. Factors influencing growth hormone therapy effect during the prepubertal period in small for gestational age children without catch-up growth. Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 2021; 26:31-37. [PMID: 33819956 PMCID: PMC8026334 DOI: 10.6065/apem.2040096.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Because small for gestational age (SGA) children who fail to experience catch-up growth have an increased risk of short stature in adulthood, growth hormone (GH) treatment is recommended for effective growth. In this study, we evaluated the effect of GH treatment during the prepubertal period and analyzed for correlation between GH treatment response and clinical factors in SGA children. METHODS A retrospective, single-center study was conducted from 2014 to 2020. A total of 34 prepubertal children of short stature up to 4 years of age and born as SGA were enrolled. We recorded clinical data including birth data, age, weight, height, bone age (BA), and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels. RESULTS The mean gestational age and birth weight were 37.50±2.51 weeks and 2,200.00±546.79 g. At the start of GH treatment, the mean chronological age and BA were 5.54±1.73 years and 4.52±1.85 years, respectively. The height standard deviation score (SDS) (-2.47±0.45) and IGF-1 SDS (0.16±1.57) were calculated. Height velocity was 9.43±1.40 cm during the first GH treatment year and 7.63±1.16 cm during the second year (P<0.05). The treatment growth response was positively correlated with young age (P=0.047) and lower BA (P=0.049) at the start of treatment. In multiple regression analysis, IGF-1 SDS change had a significantly positive association with GH treatment response (P=0.045). CONCLUSION GH treatment is effective for short stature SGA children who do not experience catch-up growth. Early initiation of GH treatment improved growth outcomes. As IGF-1 SDS is positively correlated with height SDS, IGF-1 monitoring is important during GH treatment of SGA prepubertal children.
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- Chang Dae Kum
- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Gyeongsang National University Changwon Hospital, Changwon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Korea,Address for correspondence: Jin Soon Hwang Department of Pediatrics, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 16499, Korea
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Yuen KCJ, Miller BS, Boguszewski CL, Hoffman AR. Usefulness and Potential Pitfalls of Long-Acting Growth Hormone Analogs. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:637209. [PMID: 33716988 PMCID: PMC7943875 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.637209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Daily recombinant human GH (rhGH) is currently approved for use in children and adults with GH deficiency (GHD) in many countries with relatively few side-effects. Nevertheless, daily injections can be painful and distressing for some patients, often resulting in non-adherence and reduction of treatment outcomes. This has prompted the development of numerous long-acting GH (LAGH) analogs that allow for decreased injection frequency, ranging from weekly, bi-weekly to monthly. These LAGH analogs are attractive as they may theoretically offer increased patient acceptance, tolerability, and therapeutic flexibility. Conversely, there may also be pitfalls to these LAGH analogs, including an unphysiological GH profile and differing molecular structures that pose potential clinical issues in terms of dose initiation, therapeutic monitoring, incidence and duration of side-effects, and long-term safety. Furthermore, fluctuations of peak and trough serum GH and IGF-I levels and variations in therapeutic efficacy may depend on the technology used to prolong GH action. Previous studies of some LAGH analogs have demonstrated non-inferiority compared to daily rhGH in terms of increased growth velocity and improved body composition in children and adults with GHD, respectively, with no significant unanticipated adverse events. Currently, two LAGH analogs are marketed in Asia, one recently approved in the United States, another previously approved but not marketed in Europe, and several others proceeding through various stages of clinical development. Nevertheless, several practical questions still remain, including possible differences in dose initiation between naïve and switch-over patients, methodology of dose adjustment/s, timing of measuring serum IGF-I levels, safety, durability of efficacy and cost-effectiveness. Long-term surveillance of safety and efficacy of LAGH analogs are needed to answer these important questions.
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- Kevin C. J. Yuen
- Barrow Pituitary Center, Barrow Neurological Institute, Departments of Neuroendocrinology and Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine and Creighton School of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, United States
- *Correspondence: Kevin C. J. Yuen,
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- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- SEMPR, Serviço de Endocrinologia e Metabologia, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Hospital de Clínicas da Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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Cho WK, Ahn MB, Kim EY, Cho KS, Jung MH, Suh BK. Predicting First-Year Growth in Response to Growth Hormone Treatment in Prepubertal Korean Children with Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency: Analysis of Data from the LG Growth Study Database. J Korean Med Sci 2020; 35:e151. [PMID: 32419399 PMCID: PMC7234860 DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2020.35.e151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The first-year growth in response to growth hormone (GH) treatment seems to be the most important factor in determining the overall success of GH treatment. METHODS Data from children (n = 345) who were in the LG Growth Study Database were used to develop a model. All subjects had been diagnosed with idiopathic growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and presented in a prepubertal state during the first year of GH treatment. RESULTS The Δheight standard deviation score (SDS) during 1st year of GH treatment was correlated positively with weight-SDS (β = 0.304, P < 0.001), body mass index (BMI)-SDS (β = 0.443, P < 0.001), paternal height-SDS (β = 0.296, P = 0.001), MPH-SDS (β = 0.421, P < 0.001) and MPH SDS minus baseline height SDS (β = 0.099, P < 0.001) but negatively with chronological age (β = -0.294, P < 0.001), bone age (β = -0.249, P < 0.001). A prediction model of 1st year growth in response to GH treatment in prepubertal Korean children with idiopathic GHD is as follows: Δheight SDS during 1st year of GH treatment = 1.06 - 0.05 × age + 0.09 × (MPH SDS minus baseline height SDS) + 0.05 × BMI SDS. This model explained 19.6% of the variability in the response, with a standard error of 0.31. CONCLUSION The present model to predict first-year response to GH treatment might allow more tailored and personalized GH treatment in Korean prepubertal children with idiopathic GHD. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01604395.
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- Won Kyoung Cho
- Department of Pediatrics, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Statistics & Data Monitoring, Life Science R&D, LG Chem, Ltd., Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW To discuss treatments used to enhance growth in pediatric patients with short stature. RECENT FINDINGS New data confirm the known efficacy of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and idiopathic short stature. The latest data from the Safety and Appropriateness of Growth hormone Treatment in Europe cohort did not indicate a long-term risk of malignancy in those treated for isolated GHD, but possibly increased risk in those with other diagnoses. Recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 is effective in treating patients with pregnancy-associated plasma protein A2 deficiency. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists or aromatase inhibitor treatment to delay puberty remains controversial. They are more likely to augment adult height if combined with rhGH treatment in children already receiving rhGH. Preliminary data indicate that recombinant C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is safe in children and increases growth velocity upon 42 months of treatment in achondroplasia. SUMMARY Recent data confirms previous data on rhGH efficacy and safety. Therapies to delay growth plate closure have greatest efficacy to augment height if combined with GH in select diagnoses. Recombinant CNP holds promise as a medical treatment for short stature associated with achondroplasia.
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- Juanita K Hodax
- Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, Washington, USA
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