Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characteristics of a long-acting growth hormone (GH) preparation (nutropin depot) in GH-deficient children.

Autor: Kemp SF; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Arkansas Children's Hospital, 800 Marshall Street, Springer Building, Little Rock, AR 72202, USA. KempStephenF@uams.edu, Fielder PJ, Attie KM, Blethen SL, Reiter EO, Ford KM, Marian M, Dao LN, Lee HJ, Saenger P
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism [J Clin Endocrinol Metab] 2004 Jul; Vol. 89 (7), pp. 3234-40.
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030825
Abstrakt: Long-term GH replacement therapy is indicated for children with growth failure due to GH deficiency (GHD). We evaluated the feasibility of administering a long-acting GH preparation [Nutropin Depot (somatropin, rDNA origin) for injectable suspension] to prepubertal children with GHD by examining pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic response parameters after single or multiple doses. Data were collected from three studies involving 138 children treated with Nutropin Depot 0.75 mg/kg once per month, 0.75 mg/kg twice per month, or 1.5 mg/kg once per month. Twenty-two patients underwent intensive sampling to estimate mean peak serum GH concentrations (C(max)) and time to achieve C(max) for GH and IGF-I. Thereafter, weekly serum concentrations were measured and compared with baseline. C(max) and area under the curve were approximately proportional to the dose administered. Fractional area under the curve data indicate that at least 50% of GH exposure occurs during the first 2 d after administration. Serum GH levels remained above 1 microg/liter for 11-14 d. IGF-I levels remained above baseline for 16-20 d, but increases were not proportional to dose. After multiple doses over a 6-month period, peak and trough concentrations showed no progressive accumulation of GH, IGF-I, or IGF binding protein-3. Nutropin Depot administration once or twice per month provides serum levels of GH and IGF-I expected to promote growth, without accumulation of GH, IGF-I, or IGF binding protein-3, in children with GHD.
Databáze: MEDLINE