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Observational studyAdvances in therapy2015

A follow-up study to monitor adult height among Spanish children with growth hormone deficiency who received biosimilar human recombinant growth hormone (Omnitrope®) during a phase III clinical trial.

Victoria Borrás Pérez, Juan Pedro López-Siguero, Gabriela Martínez, Raquel Corripio, Juan Manuel Fernández, Jose Ignacio Labarta, Marta Ferrer, Nuria Cabrinety, Pablo Prieto, Marta Ramón-Krauel and 4 more

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Observational study in Advances in therapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

Victoria Borrás PérezHospital General de Granollers, Barcelona, Spain.
Juan Pedro López-Siguero
Gabriela Martínez
Raquel Corripio
Juan Manuel Fernández
Jose Ignacio Labarta
Marta Ferrer
Nuria Cabrinety
Pablo Prieto
Marta Ramón-Krauel
Jordi Bosch
Rafael Espino
Margarida Palla Garcia
Francisco Jose Rebollo
Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet · ESComplejo Hospitalario de Jaén · ESComplejo Hospitalario de Salamanca · ESDeleted InstitutionHospital General de Granollers · ESHospital Sant Joan de Déu Barcelona · ESHospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova · ESHospital Universitario de Valme · ESHospital Universitari Sagrat Cor · ESInstituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Granada · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAn initial Phase III clinical trial has evaluated the efficacy and safety of biosimilar recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH; Omnitrope(®), Sandoz) in Spanish children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). At the end of the study, those patients still growing were offered to remain on treatment (as in usual clinical practice), and continued to be monitored. The aim of this study was to determine the adult height achieved by the Spanish children who participated in the initial Phase III clinical trial, and to evaluate the long-term safety of rhGH treatment.

methodsThis study was a multicenter, observational, retrospective follow-up study of patients who participated in the Phase III clinical trial (70 patients recruited). Auxological parameters [including height, height velocity, and their associated height standard deviation scores (HSDS)] were obtained from 39 patients. Safety was assessed by recording any adverse events (AEs).

resultsIn total, 27 men and 12 women provided auxological data. At the start of the follow-up study, the mean age of the patients was 12.5 ± 2.7 years, mean height was 144.8 ± 13.9 cm and mean HSDS was -1.16 ± 0.63. By the end of the follow-up period, mean height had increased to 163.1 ± 7.6 cm (n = 36; men 165.5 ± 7.8 cm, women 157.6 ± 3.2 cm) and mean HSDS also increased to -1.01 ± 0.59 (n = 36; men -1.07 ± 0.52, women -0.86 ± 0.72). In terms of safety, no treatment-related AEs were reported during the study.

conclusionThis cohort of Spanish patients with GHD showed a positive response to rhGH treatment, achieving adult height within the local normal ranges. In addition, rhGH treatment was well tolerated, with no new or additional safety concerns.

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Body HeightAdolescentBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsChildFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGrowth DisordersHuman Growth HormoneHumansMaleRetrospective StudiesBiosimilar PharmaceuticalsHuman Growth Hormone

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PMID25667132
PMCPMC4349959
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