ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.2-8 | Long-Acting Growth Hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB20

2.8. Efficacy and safety of weekly somatrogon vs daily somatropin in children with growth hormone deficiency: A phase 3 study

CL Deal , J Steelman , E Vlachopapadopoulou , R Stawerska , LA Silverman , M Phillip , HS Kim , C Ko , O Malievskiy , JF Cara , CL Roland , CT Taylor , SR Valluri , MP Wajnrajch , A Pastrak , BS Miller

Brief summary: This 12-months randomized, controlled, phase 3 study compared the efficacy and safety of once-weekly Somatrogon 0.66 mg/kg/week with once-daily somatropin in prepubertal children with GHD. The efficacy of once-weekly Somatrogon was noninferior to once-daily somatropin, with similar safety and tolerability profiles.Somatrogon (MOD-4023) is a long-acting rhGH recently approved by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of children wi...