Prediction model for adult height of small for gestational age children at the start of growth hormone treatment

MAJ de Ridder, T Stijnen… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Context: GH treatment is approved for short children born small for gestational age (SGA).
The optimal dose is not yet established. Objective: Our objective was to develop a model for …

Adult Height after Growth Hormone Treatment at Pubertal Onset in Short Adolescents Born Small for Gestational Age: Results from a Belgian Registry‐Based Study

M Thomas, D Beckers, C Brachet… - International journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives. Information on the efficacy of GH treatment in short SGA children starting their
treatment in adolescence is limited. Therefore, adult height (AH), total height gain, and …

Timing of puberty, pubertal growth, and adult height in short children born small for gestational age treated with growth hormone

EN Upners, LL Raket, JH Petersen… - The Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Context Growth hormone (GH) is used to treat short children born small for gestational age
(SGA); however, the effects of treatment on pubertal timing and adult height are rarely …

Growth response to an individualized versus fixed dose GH treatment in short children born small for gestational age: the OPTIMA study

H Jung, C Land, C Nicolay… - European journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Objective Initial GH-induced catch up growth is highly variable in short children born small
for gestational age (SGA) and mainly influenced by age at start of therapy and GH dose. This …

Three-year growth response to growth hormone treatment in very young children born small for gestational age—data from KIGS

MCS Boguszewski, A Lindberg… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Context: Children born small for gestational age (SGA) with poor growth during the first
years of life may remain short in stature during childhood and as adults. Objective: To …

Final height in short children born small for gestational age treated with growth hormone

J Dahlgren, KA Wikland - Pediatric research, 2005 - nature.com
The aim of this observational study was to assess the long-term growth responses to GH
treatment of children born small for gestational age (SGA). GH treatment was begun before …

Improvement in adult height after growth hormone treatment in adolescents with short stature born small for gestational age: results of a randomized controlled study

JC Carel, P Chatelain, P Rochiccioli… - The Journal of …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The efficacy of GH for increasing adult height (AH) in short adolescents born small for
gestational age (SGA) is unclear, due to the lack of long-term controlled trials. A total of 168 …

Prediction of adult height in growth-hormone-treated children with growth hormone deficiency

MAJ de Ridder, T Stijnen… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Context: Several studies have searched for factors that significantly influence adult height
(AH) of children with GH deficiency (GHD) who have been treated with biosynthetic GH, but …

Adult height in short children born SGA treated with growth hormone and gonadotropin releasing hormone analog: results of a randomized, dose-response GH trial

AJ Lem, DCM van der Kaay… - The Journal of …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Context: GH treatment is effective in improving height in short children born small for
gestational age (SGA). GH is thought to have limited effect when started during …

Growth hormone treatment in short children born prematurely—data from KIGS

MCS Boguszewski, H Karlsson… - The Journal of …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Context: Children born prematurely with growth failure might benefit from GH treatment.
Objectives: The aim was to evaluate the first year growth response to GH treatment in short …