Sermorelin mastery course
Unit 5 of 11

Pediatric growth hormone deficiency

The one setting where sermorelin has real controlled data is pediatric growth hormone deficiency. This was the indicati…

The approved past: sermorelin’s strongest, and oldest, direct evidence

The one setting where sermorelin has real controlled data is pediatric growth hormone deficiency. This was the indication it was approved for, and the pivotal trial showed children growing faster on nightly sermorelin.

This unit covers what pediatric GHD is, the Geref trial that anchors the evidence, the approval and its 2008 withdrawal, and why recombinant GH ultimately took over the indication.

Key terms

What pediatric GHD is


The pivotal Geref trial


GHRH in diagnostic testing


Approval, then a commercial exit


Why recombinant GH took over