Endocrine Abstracts

Acromegaly is a rare disease most commonly caused by benign pituitary adenomas producing excess growth hormone. A profound mismatch between biological control and symptom control creates a high disease burden despite optimal disease management. To learn more about the patient experience, Acromegaly Community hosted a virtual Externally Led Patient-Focused Drug Development meeting in January 2021. There were 304 registered attendees, including 128 people with acromegaly and the...

Somapacitan is a once-weekly, long-acting growth hormone (GH) derivative approved for the treatment of adult GH deficiency (AGHD). Our objective was to evaluate the effects of somapacitan on glucose metabolism compared with daily GH or placebo in patients with AGHD using data from three previously published phase 3 trials: REAL 1 (NCT02229851), REAL 2 (NCT02382939) and REAL Japan (NCT03075644). REAL 1 was a randomised, placebo-controlled (double-blind) and active-controlled (o...

Background: Adult GHD results from insufficient growth hormone (GH) secretion from the anterior pituitary gland and may represent either a continuation of childhood-onset GHD or GHD acquired during adulthood. Clinically, adult GHD is associated with central adiposity, decreased lean muscle mass, increased fat mass, decreased bone mineral density, and reduced quality of life. Current standard of care consists of GH replacement via daily injections. Lonapegsomatropin (SKYTROFA; ...