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US 12,539,293 B2Granted
Detecting and treating growth hormone deficiency
AssigneeLumos Pharma, Inc.
InventorMichael Oliver Thorner
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Abstract
Described herein is a new oral method for using MK-0677 for detecting growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD). Also described is a method of treating growth hormone (GH) deficiency (MD) in children with a functional hypothalamic-pituitary GH axis.
Claims14
A method of treating growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children, comprising:
- administering a therapeutically effective amount of MK-0677 to a child known to have short stature and equivalent growth potential compared to rhGH.
A method of treating GHD in children, comprising:
- a testing a child known to have short stature for GHD using a theranostic test;
- and,
- b orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of MK-0677 to a child found to have short stature and equivalent growth potential compared to rhGH.
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