ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0020.2-10 | Long-Acting Growth Hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB20

2.10. Long-acting PEGylated growth hormone in children with idiopathic short stature

X Luo , S Zhao , Y Yang , G Dong , L Chen , P Li , F Luo , C Gong , Z Xu , X Xu , H Gong , H Du , L Hou , Y Zhong , Q Shi , X Chen , X Chen , L Xu , R Cheng , C Su , Y Ma , L Xu , L Zhang , H Lu

Brief summary: This randomized, multicenter, controlled, phase II study compared the effects of high-dose (HD) once-weekly PEGylated-recombinant human growth hormone (PEG-rhGH) to low-dose (LD) and to an untreated control group of children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) over a period of 52 weeks. PEG-rhGH was effective in increasing height gain in a dose dependent manner with both doses being well tolerated during the observation period.PEG-rhGH is ...