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Prolor Biotech Begins hGH Phase II Clinical Trial

Prolor said that hGH is its proprietary biobetter version of human growth hormone.

The Phase II study was commenced to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamic properties of hGH-CTP injected either weekly or twice-monthly in patients with growth hormone deficiency who currently receive daily injections of growth hormone.

Prolor is developing hGH-CTP to provide growth hormone deficient adults and children with hGH therapy that requires only once-weekly or bi-monthly injections, rather than the multiple injections per week required by current hGH therapy.

Abraham Havron, CEO of Prolor, said: “We are enthusiastic about the therapeutic potential of hGH-CTP based on its compelling preclinical and clinical safety and bioactivity data. Growth hormone therapy requires many years of daily injections. We hope to offer these patients a better alternative by significantly reducing the number of injections required to treat their condition.”