A Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, Availability and Distribution in the Body of Once-weekly Long-acting Growth Hormone (Somapacitan) Compared to Once Daily Norditropin NordiFlex® in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency

Summary

This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of the trial is to investigate the safety, tolerability, availability and distribution in the body of once-weekly long-acting growth hormone (NNC0195-0092, somapacitan) compared to once daily Norditropin NordiFlex® in adults with growth hormone deficiency (GHD).

Timeline

Start

2012-10-12

Primary completion

2013-11-18

Completion

2013-11-18

Publications

• Background Juul Kildemoes R, Hojby Rasmussen M, Agerso H, Overgaard RV. Optimal Monitoring of Weekly IGF-I Levels During Growth Hormone Therapy With Once-Weekly Somapacitan. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jan 23;106(2):567-576. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa775.
• Papathanasiou T, Agerso H, Damholt BB, Hojby Rasmussen M, Kildemoes RJ. Population Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Once-Daily Growth Hormone Norditropin(R) in Children and Adults. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2021 Sep;60(9):1217-1226. doi: 10.1007/s40262-021-01011-3. Epub 2021 Apr 17.
• Juul RV, Rasmussen MH, Agerso H, Overgaard RV. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Once-Weekly Somapacitan in Children and Adults: Supporting Dosing Rationales with a Model-Based Analysis of Three Phase I Trials. Clin Pharmacokinet. 2019 Jan;58(1):63-75. doi: 10.1007/s40262-018-0662-5.
• Rasmussen MH, Janukonyte J, Klose M, Marina D, Tanvig M, Nielsen LF, Hoybye C, Andersen M, Feldt-Rasmussen U, Christiansen JS. Reversible Albumin-Binding GH Possesses a Potential Once-Weekly Treatment Profile in Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2016 Mar;101(3):988-98. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-1991. Epub 2016 Jan 4.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.