Long-term treatment with recombinant insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I in children with severe IGF-I deficiency due to growth hormone insensitivity
Long-term treatment with recombinant insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I in children with severe IGF-I deficiency due to growth hormone insensitivity
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DOI:
10.1210/jc.2006-1610
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发表时间:
2007-03-01
影响因子:
5.8
通讯作者:
Underwood, Louis E.
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作者:
Chernausek, Steven D.;Backeljauw, Philippe F.;Underwood, Louis E.
Context: Children with severe IGF-I deficiency due to congenital or acquired defects in GH action have short stature that cannot be remedied by GH treatment.Objectives: The objective of the study was to examine the long-term efficacy and safety of recombinant human IGF-I (rhIGF-I) therapy for short children with severe IGF-I deficiency.Design: Seventy-six children with IGF-I deficiency due to GH insensitivity were treated with rhIGF-I for up to 12 yr under a predominantly open-label design.Setting: The study was conducted at general clinical research centers and with collaborating endocrinologists.Subjects: Entry criteria included: age older than 2 yr, SD scores for height and circulating IGF-I concentration less than -2 for age and sex, and evidence of resistance to GH.Intervention: rhIGF-I was administered sc in doses between 60 and 120 mu g/kg twice daily.Main Outcome Measures: Height velocity, skeletal maturation, and adverse events were measured.Results: Height velocity increased from 2.8 cm/yr on average at baseline to 8.0 cm/yr during the first year of treatment (P < 0.0001) and was dependent on the dose administered. Height velocities were lower during subsequent years but remained above baseline for up to 8 yr. The most common adverse event was hypoglycemia, which was observed both before and during therapy. It was reported by 49% of treated subjects. The next most common adverse events were injection site lipohypertrophy (32%) and tonsillar/adenoidal hypertrophy (22%).Conclusions: Treatment with rhIGF-I stimulates linear growth in children with severe IGF-I deficiency due to GH insensitivity. Adverse events are common but are rarely of sufficient severity to interrupt or modify treatment.