ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.2-11 | Long-Acting Growth Hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB20

2.11. Somapacitan in children born small for gestational age: a multi-centre, open-label, controlled phase 2 study

A Juul , P Backeljauw , M Hojby , M Kawai , RJ Kildemoes , A Linglart , N Zuckerman-Levin , R Horikawa

Brief summary: This is the first multi-national phase 2 dose finding trial aimed at investigating efficacy and safety of the long acting GH (Somapacitan) with daily GH in short children born SGA. 62 GH treatment-naïve short children born SGA were enrolled in the study. Efficacy was valuated with estimated mean annualized height velocity (HV) after 26 weeks of follow-up. Somapacitan showed similar efficacy of daily rhGH. The study will be extended for further 4 years in or...