A Phase 3 Trial of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of TransCon hGH Weekly Versus Daily hGH in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
A Multicenter, Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label, Active-controlled, Parallel-group Trial Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of TransCon hGH Administered Once a Week Versus Standard Daily hGH Replacement Therapy Over 52 Weeks in Prepubertal Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
2 other identifiers
interventional
162
14 countries
53
Brief Summary
A 52 week trial of TransCon hGH, a long-acting growth hormone product, versus human growth hormone therapy. TransCon hGH will be given once-a-week, human growth hormone (hGH) will be given daily. Approximately 150 prepubertal, hGH-treatment naïve children (males and females) with GHD will be included. Randomization will occur in a 2:1 ratio (TransCon hGH : Genotropin). This is a global trial that will be conducted in Armenia, Australia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, and the United States.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Dec 2016
53 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 19, 2016
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 24, 2016
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 13, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 17, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 17, 2019
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
January 4, 2022
CompletedJanuary 4, 2022
December 1, 2021
2.1 years
May 19, 2016
September 24, 2021
December 6, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Annualized Height Velocity at 52 Weeks for Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups
Annualized height velocity (AHV) at 52 weeks for weekly lonapegsomatropin (TransCon hGH) and daily hGH treatment groups
52 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events [Safety and Tolerability]
52 Weeks
Annualized Height Velocity Over 52 Weeks for Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups
Week 5, Week 13, Week 26, Week 39 and Week 52
Change in Height Standard Deviation Score Over 52 Weeks for the Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups
Week 5, Week 13, Week 26, Week 39 and Week 52
Average IGF-1 Standard Deviation Score Over 52 Weeks for the Weekly Lonapegsomatropin and Daily hGH Treatment Groups
Week 13, Week 26, Week 39, and Week 52
Number of Participants With Treatment Emergent Anti-hGH Binding Antibody Formation
Start of study treatment through Week 52
Study Arms (2)
TransCon hGH
EXPERIMENTALOnce weekly subcutaneous injection of TransCon hGH
human growth hormone (Genotropin)
ACTIVE COMPARATOROnce daily subcutaneous injection of Genotropin
Interventions
Once weekly subcutaneous injection
Once daily subcutaneous injection
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Prepubertal children with GHD (either isolated or as part of a multiple pituitary hormone deficiency) in Tanner stage 1 (Tanner 1982) aged:
- Boys: 3-12 years, inclusive
- Girls: 3-11 years, inclusive
- Impaired height (HT) defined as at least 2.0 standard deviations (SD) below the mean height for chronological age and sex (HT SDS ≤ -2.0) according to the 2000 CDC Growth Charts for the United States Methods and Development, available at http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/
- Diagnosis of GHD confirmed by 2 different GH stimulation tests, defined as a peak GH level of ≤10 ng/mL, determined with a validated assay
- Bone age (BA) at least 6 months less than chronological age
- Baseline IGF-1 level of at least 1 SD below the mean IGF-1 level standardized for age and sex (IGF-1 SDS ≤-1)
- Written, signed informed consent of the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of the subject and written assent of the subject (if the subject is able to read, understand, and sign)
You may not qualify if:
- Children with a body weight below 12 kg
- Prior exposure to recombinant hGH or IGF-1 therapy
- Children with past or present intracranial tumor growth as confirmed by a sellar MRI scan (with contrast) at Screening (MRI results from up to 6 months prior to Screening may be accepted)
- Children with psychosocial dwarfism
- Children with idiopathic short stature
- History or presence of malignant disease; any evidence of present tumor growth
- Closed epiphyses
- Major medical conditions and/or presence of contraindication to hGH treatment
- Participation in any other trial of an investigational agent within 3 months prior to Screening
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (53)
Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
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Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Centennial, Colorado, 80112, United States
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Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Orlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States
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Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States
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Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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Mineola, New York, 11501, United States
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, United States
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
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Yerevan, 0075, Armenia
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Clayton, 3168, Australia
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Minsk, 220020, Belarus
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Varna, 9010, Bulgaria
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Tbilisi, 0144, Georgia
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Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia
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Athens, 11527, Greece
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Milan, 20157, Italy
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Roma, 00165, Italy
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Grafton, 1023, New Zealand
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Gdansk, 80-952, Poland
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Warsaw, 02-691, Poland
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Iași, 700111, Romania
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Izhevsk, 426009, Russia
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Kazan', 420138, Russia
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Krasnoyarsk, 620022, Russia
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Moscow, 125373, Russia
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Moscow, 127994, Russia
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Nizhny Novgorod, 603136, Russia
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Novosibirsk, 630048, Russia
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Omsk, 644001, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 191144, Russia
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Saint Petersburg, 194100, Russia
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Samara, 443079, Russia
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Saratov, 410054, Russia
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Tomsk, 634050, Russia
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Ufa, 450008, Russia
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Vologda, 160022, Russia
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Voronezh, 394024, Russia
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Izmir, 35100, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Melikgazi, 38039, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Trabzon, 61080, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kharkiv, 61093, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 01021, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 04114, Ukraine
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Odesa, 65031, Ukraine
Related Publications (1)
Thornton PS, Maniatis AK, Aghajanova E, Chertok E, Vlachopapadopoulou E, Lin Z, Song W, Christoffersen ED, Breinholt VM, Kovalenko T, Giorgadze E, Korpal-Szczyrska M, Hofman PL, Karpf DB, Shu AD, Beckert M. Weekly Lonapegsomatropin in Treatment-Naive Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency: The Phase 3 heiGHt Trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Oct 21;106(11):3184-3195. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab529.
PMID: 34272849DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Aimee D Shu, MD
- Organization
- Ascendis Pharma, Inc.
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Michael Beckert, MD
Ascendis Pharma A/S
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Aimee D Shu, MD
Ascendis Pharma, Inc.
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 19, 2016
First Posted
May 24, 2016
Study Start
December 13, 2016
Primary Completion
January 17, 2019
Study Completion
January 17, 2019
Last Updated
January 4, 2022
Results First Posted
January 4, 2022
Record last verified: 2021-12