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ey0019.4-8 | Long-acting growth hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB19

4.8. Weekly lonapegsomatropin in treatment-naive children with growth hormone deficiency: the phase 3 height trial

PS Thornton , AK Maniatis , E Aghajanova , E Chertok , E Vlachopapadopoulou , Z Lin , W Song , E Dam Christoffersen , VM Breinholt , T Kovalenko , E Giorgadze , M Korpal-Szczyrska , PL Hofman , DB Karpf , AD Shu , Beckert M. Michael

J Clin Endocrinol Metab, 2021. 106(11): p. 3184-3195. PMID: 34272849Brief Summary: This randomized, open-label, controlled, phase 3 trial compared the effects of once-weekly long-acting GH lonapegsomatropin versus daily GH in GHD children over a period of 52 weeks. Efficacy was evaluated by height velocity (HV) and height gain from baseline to end. The long-acting formulation showed not only non-inferiority but also superior efficacy compared to...

ey0020.2-9 | Long-Acting Growth Hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB20

2.9. Safety and efficacy of lonapegsomatropin in children with growth hormone deficiency: enliGHten trial 2-year results

AK Maniatis , SJ Casella , UM Nadgir , PL Hofman , P Saenger , ED Chertock , EM Aghajanova , M Korpal-Szczyrska , E Vlachopapadopoulou , O Malievskiy , T Chaychenko , M Cappa , W Song , M Mao , PH Mygind , AR Smith , SD Chessler , AS Komirenko , M Beckert , AD Shu , PS Thornton

Brief summary: This open-label extension trial enrolled all subjects completing the two previous phase 3 Lonapegsomatropin trials, heiGHt and fliGHt. The results confirm the efficacy of this LAGH formulation in improving height SDS, without major adverse events.Lonapegsomatropin is a long-acting GH consisting of 3 components: unmodified human GH (hGH), an inert glycol carrier, and a TransCon linker that transiently binds the other 2 components. The glyco...