A clinical study in patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency to assess safety , tolerability and efficacy of TV-1106 (experimental drug).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: ot Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

1.) Patient agrees to provide written informed consent and to comply with the study protocol after reading the informed consent and discussing the study with the investigator.
2.) Males and females between 23 and 65 years of age must have a confirmed diagnosis of adult GHD, either adult onset (AO) GHD due to hypothalamic-pituitary disease or childhood onset (CO) GHD that is either idiopathic or due to hypothalamic-pituitary disease or due to genetic causes.
3.) Diagnosis of GH deficiency must be confirmed by documented (medical records) diagnostic testing specified by an accepted guidance (e.g., GH Research Society Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adults with GH deficiency 2007; AACE Clinical Practice Guidelines 2009; Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines Molitch et.al. 2006 and 2011) in effect at the time of
diagnosis.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 40
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 10

Exclusion Criteria

1.)Patients with history or clinical evidence of active or chronic diseases
that could confound results of the study or put the subject at undue risk
as determined by the investigator.
2.) Patients with known active malignancy
3.) Patients with history of malignancy other than intracranial tumor
causing GHD (excluding surgically cured basal cell or squamous cell
cancer of the skin with documented 6 month remission)
4.) Patients with a new diagnosis of pituitary adenoma or other
intracranial tumor within 12 months of baseline (Visit 3)
5.) Presence of Prader-Willi syndrome, Turner's syndrome, untreated
adrenal insufficiency, active acromegaly in the past 5 years, or active
Cushing's syndrome in the past 1 year.
6.) Patients with known history of severe allergic or anaphylactic
reactions
7.) Patients with known allergy or hypersensitivity to rhGH, HSA, yeastderived
products, or any other component of the formulation
8.) Patients with antibodies to hGH following the washout period.
9.) Patients who will require a dose of the study drug (TV-1106) in
excess of 50 mg/week or of Genotropin® in excess of 1.8 mg/day at
baseline visit.
10.) Patients who have had 1 of the following conditions in the noted
amount of time prior to screening or between screening and first dosing
day: major trauma or surgery within 6 months; acute infection requiring
systemic antibiotic treatment within 4 weeks; any acute, severe illness
within 6 months
11.) Patients with history of documented increased intracranial pressure
(ICP) associated with GH treatment or signs of increased ICP including
papilledema based on fundoscopic exam performed by investigator or
ophthalmologist during screening.
12.) Patients who have participated in another clinical trial with a new
chemical/biological entity within 3 months of screening
13.) Patients who have clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram
(ECG) as determined by the investigator
14.) Patients with blood pressure (treated) outside the ranges 90 to 139
or mHg systolic or 45 to 89 mmHg diastolic, inclusive.
15.) Patients with abnormal levels [greater than x2 the upper limit of
normal (ULN)] of alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl
transpeptidase (GGT) or total bilirubin at screening or baseline
16.) Patients with known history of or confirmed positive test results for
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) types 1 and 2 at screening
17.) Patients with known history of or a positive test result for hepatitis
B (HBsAg) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) at screening
18.) Patients using weight reducing agents or appetite suppressants.
19.) Patients with persistent or recurring migraines, clinically important
edema as assessed by the investigator history or presence ofcarpal
tunnel syndrome, paresthesias, or other nerve compression symptoms.
20.) Patients with diagnosis of diabetes mellitus or patients with
impaired fasting blood glucose (100 – 125 mg/dL, inclusive).
21.) Women who are pregnant or nursing at the time of screening or
who intend to be during the study period.
22.) Patients who use anabolic steroids or corticosteroids except for
physiological maintenance doses used as treatment for patients with
hormone deficiencies. Limited use of low dose glucocorticoid
preparations is allowed (eg. skin creams, eyedrops).
Inhaled budesonide will be permitted at a monthly consumption not to
exceed 400 µg/day for 3 days (total 1200 µg/month).
23.) Patients with a malignant

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

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Secondary Outcome Measures

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