A Trial to Investigate Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Lonapegsomatropin in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency
A Multicenter, Open-Label, Extension Trial to Investigate Long Term Efficacy and Safety of Lonapegsomatropin in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency
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interventional
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21 countries
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Brief Summary
This was a phase 3 open-label multicenter extension study designed to evaluate the long-term safety and efficacy of Lonapegsomatropin administered once-weekly. The study participants were adults (males and females) with confirmed growth hormone deficiency (GHD) having completed the treatment period in study TCH-306 (foresiGHt; NCT04615273).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_3
Started Dec 2021
Typical duration for phase_3
85 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 24, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
December 16, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 29, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 23, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 23, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
January 9, 2026
CompletedJanuary 9, 2026
December 1, 2025
3 years
September 24, 2021
December 18, 2025
December 18, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs), Serious TEAEs and TEAE Leading to Study Discontinuation
An Adverse Event (AE) was defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical investigation participant administered a pharmaceutical product and which did not necessarily have a causal relationship with the treatment. An AE was considered a TEAE if it occurred on or after the first dose of investigational product and was not present prior to the first dose, or it was present at the first dose but increased in severity during the trial. A serious AE was any untoward medical occurrence at any dose that met any of the following criteria: resulted in death; was life threatening; required or prolonged inpatient hospitalization; resulted in persistent or significant disability/incapacity; resulted in a congenital anomaly/birth defect in a neonate/infant born to a mother exposed to the trial drug or was considered a significant medical event by the investigator.
Up to 52 Weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Change From Baseline in Trunk Percent Fat at Week 52
Baseline main trial to week 52 (extension period)
Change From Baseline in Trunk Fat Mass at Week 52
Baseline main trial to week 52 (extension period)
Change From Baseline in Total Body Lean Mass at Week 52
Baseline main trial to week 52 (extension period)
Study Arms (3)
Lonapegsomatropin/Lonapegsomatropin
EXPERIMENTALParticipants who had completed treatment with lonapegsomatropin in TCH-306 study were enrolled in the extension study and received lonapegsomatropin administered once weekly by subcutaneous injection for a treatment period of up to 52 weeks.
Placebo/Lonapegsomatropin
EXPERIMENTALParticipants who had completed treatment with placebo in TCH-306 study were enrolled in the extension study and received lonapegsomatropin administered once weekly by subcutaneous injection for a treatment period of up to 52 weeks.
Somatropin/Lonapegsomatropin
EXPERIMENTALParticipants who had completed treatment with somatropin in TCH-306 study were enrolled in the extension study and received lonapegsomatropin administered once weekly by subcutaneous injection for a treatment period of up to 52 weeks.
Interventions
Study participants were individually dosed with subcutaneous injection of Lonapegsomatropin once-weekly for 52 weeks.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Signing of the trial specific informed consent
- Completion of the treatment period and Visit 7 assessments of trial TCH-306, including collection and upload of Visit 7 dual-X-ray-absorptiometry (DXA) scan
- Fundoscopy at Visit 7 in trial TCH-306 without signs/symptoms of intracranial hypertension or diabetic retinopathy stage 2 / moderate or above
You may not qualify if:
- Diabetes mellitus if any of the following were met:
- Poorly controlled diabetes, defined as HbA1C higher than 7.5% according to central laboratory at Visit 7 in trial TCH-306
- Use of diabetes mellitus drugs other than metformin and/or dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors
- Active malignant disease or history of malignancy.
- Known history of hypersensitivity and/or idiosyncrasy to the investigational product (somatropin or excipients)
- Female who was pregnant, plans to become pregnant, or was breastfeeding
- Female participant of childbearing potential (i.e., fertile, following menarche and until becoming post-menopausal unless permanently sterile) not willing throughout the trial to use contraceptives as required by local law or practice. Details included in Appendix 4/section 10.4 of the protocol
- Male participant not willing throughout the trial to use contraceptives as required by local law or practice. Details included in Appendix 4/ section 10.4 of the protocol
- Any disease or condition that, in the judgement of the investigator, may make the participant unlikely to comply with the requirements of the protocol or any condition that presents undue risk from the investigational product or trial procedures
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (85)
Ascendis Pharma Investigational Site
Phoenix, Arizona, 85048, United States
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Torrance, California, 90509, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Dearborn, Michigan, 48126, United States
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Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Las Vegas, Nevada, 89148, United States
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Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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New York, New York, 10017, United States
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Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78232, United States
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Seattle, Washington, 98108, United States
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Yerevan, 0075, Armenia
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Saint Leonards, New South Wales, 2065, Australia
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Sydney, New South Wales, 2109, Australia
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Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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Fitzroy, Victoria, 3065, Australia
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Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia
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Perth, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 1V7, Canada
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Lyon, 69677, France
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Marseille, 13385, France
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Nantes, 44093, France
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Tbilisi, 0144, Georgia
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Tbilisi, 0159, Georgia
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München, 80336, Germany
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Athens, 11527, Greece
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Thessaloniki, 54636, Greece
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Haifa, 31048, Israel
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Petah Tikva, 4941480, Israel
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Tel Aviv, 6423906, Israel
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Genova, 16132, Italy
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Rome, 00161, Italy
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Rome, 00168, Italy
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Kobe, Hyōgo, 650-0047, Japan
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Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 216-8511, Japan
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Yokohama, Kanagawa, 222-0036, Japan
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Chiba, 260-8677, Japan
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Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Ishikawa, 920-0293, Japan
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Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan
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Kawasaki, 210-0024, Japan
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Kawasaki, 211-8533, Japan
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Kitakyushu, 807-8555, Japan
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Matsumoto, 390-8510, Japan
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Miyakojima, 534-0021, Japan
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Nagakute, 480-1195, Japan
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Nara, 634-8522, Japan
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Okayama, 700-8558, Japan
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Osaka, 550-0006, Japan
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Shizuoka, 422-8527, Japan
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Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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Yamagata, 990-9585, Japan
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Yokohama, 236-0004, Japan
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George Town, 10450, Malaysia
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Malacca, 75400, Malaysia
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Putrajaya, 62250, Malaysia
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Krakow, 31-501, Poland
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Lodz, 93-338, Poland
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Warsaw, 03-242, Poland
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Wroclaw, 50-367, Poland
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Bucharest, 11868, Romania
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Iași, 700106, Romania
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Belgrade, 11000, Serbia
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Bratislava, 82606, Slovakia
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Ľubochňa, 3491, Slovakia
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Soeul, 06591, South Korea
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Alicante, 3010, Spain
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Barcelona, 8035, Spain
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Barcelona, 8041, Spain
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Seville, 41013, Spain
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Ankara, 06560, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Antalya, 07070, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Aydin, 09010, Turkey (Türkiye)
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İzmit, 41001, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Kayseri, 38039, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Ivano-Frankivsk, 76008, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 03115, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 04001, Ukraine
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Kyiv, 04114, Ukraine
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Vinnytsia, 21010, Ukraine
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Leeds, LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Aimee D. Shu, MD
- Organization
- Ascendis Pharma
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Claus Strange
Ascendis Pharma A/S
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 24, 2021
First Posted
December 29, 2021
Study Start
December 16, 2021
Primary Completion
December 23, 2024
Study Completion
December 23, 2024
Last Updated
January 9, 2026
Results First Posted
January 9, 2026
Record last verified: 2025-12