ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0016.5-1 | New Therapies and Novel Therapeutic Strategies | ESPEYB16

5.1. Cartilage-targeted IGF-1 treatment to promote longitudinal bone growth

JC Lui , M Colbert , CSF Cheung , M Ad , A Lee , Z Zhu , KM Barnes , DS Dimitrov , J Baron

Abstract: Mol. Ther. 2019;27:673–680.In brief: The authors developed a fusion protein containing a cartilage-targeting antibody fragment and Insulin-like growth factor 1 (Igf1) and demonstrate that it can stimulate growth plate cartilage at lower and less frequent doses than Igf1. This is a novel approach that paves the way for the development of tissue-specific target...