Present Situation Worldwide Regarding the Use and Clinical Experience of Somatonorm (Somatrem)

@article{Flodh1987PresentSW,
  title={Present Situation Worldwide Regarding the Use and Clinical Experience of Somatonorm (Somatrem)},
  author={Hans Flodh},
  journal={Acta P{\ae}diatrica},
  year={1987},
  volume={76}
}
  • H. Flodh
  • Published 1 January 1987
  • Biology
  • Acta Pædiatrica
The rapid advancement of recombinant DNA technology in recent years has had a great impact on the development of recombinant products. Following successful attempts at direct expression in Escherichia cofi of a DNA sequence coding for human growth hormone (hGH) in the late 1970s (l), KabiVitrum started to develop process techniques for the fermentation and purification of somatrem (Table 1). Based on 10 years of experience from purifying pituitary hGH, Crescormon', it was possible after 2 years… 
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The presence of antibody to hGH did not affect the growth rate in 48 of 49 hGH deficient children who had measurable antibody, and the presence of anti‐hGH antibody was observed in 39 of 62 patients with pituitary dwarfism.
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TLDR
Growth velocities on both preparations were similar, and patients with complete hGH deficiency responded better than those with only partial deficiency, and antibodies to hGH were noted in two patients on Somatonorm.
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In patients with isolated hGH deficiency height velocity increased similarly to the whole group, but in those with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies the pretreatment and on‐treatment growth velocities were lower and anti‐ECP antibodies were also detected.
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A significant positive correlation was observed between serum levels of somatomedin A and growth rate, espcially in children with bone age below 10 and a duration of treatment of less than one year and long-term treatment with hGH was accompanied by a decreasing response.
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    Acta paediatrica Scandinavica. Supplement
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Serum somatomedin and alkaline phosphatase levels increased during treatment, and anti‐hGH antibodies had the highest titre in children treated with SI and these antibodies also had quite high binding capacities.
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