ESPE Abstracts (2018) 89 P-P2-252

ESPE2018 Poster Presentations Growth & Syndromes P2 (45 abstracts)

Final Results of NordiNet® International Outcome Study: Key Outcomes in Paediatric Patients

Michel Polak a , Jo Blair b , Tilman R. Rohrer c , Alberto Pietropoli d , Birgitte Tønnes Pedersen e & Lars Savendahl f


aEndocrinologie, Gynécologie et Diabétologie Pédiatriques, Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris Université Paris Descartes, INSERM U1016, Institut IMAGINE, Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocriniennes Rares de la Croissance et du Dévelopement, Paris, France; bDepartment of Endocrinology, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK; cDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, University Children’s Hospital, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany; dGlobal Medical Affairs, Novo Nordisk Health Care AG, Zurich, Switzerland; eEpidemiology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Søborg, Denmark; fDepartment of Women’s and Children’s Health, Pediatric Endocrinology Unit, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden


Background: NordiNet® International Outcome Study ([IOS]; NCT00960128), a non-interventional study (2006–2016), assessed the effectiveness and safety of real-world treatment with Norditropin®. Outcomes were assessed in children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD), born small for gestational age (SGA), Turner syndrome (TS), chronic renal disease (CRD), idiopathic short stature (ISS), Noonan syndrome (NS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).

Methods: Patient information was entered using a web-based system. 17,995 paediatric patients enrolled: 17,711 included in the full analysis set (FAS) (safety evaluation); 11,967 in the effectiveness analysis set (EAS). Endpoints included change from baseline in height standard deviation scores (ΔHSDS) and near-adult height (NAH) SDS (height at age >16 [boys]/>15 [girls] and height velocity <2 cm/year, or height at >18 years). Non-serious adverse reactions (NSARs), SARs and serious adverse events (SAEs) were recorded. Data are mean (standard deviation).

Results: Patient numbers by indication were FAS/EAS: GHD, 9967/7141; SGA, 4274/3200; TS, 1374/936; CRD, 290/200; ISS, 485/317; NS, 154/106; PWS, 132/67. At treatment start, patients with PWS (4.7 [5.00] years) were the youngest: GHD, 9.1 (4.1); SGA, 7.9 (3.4); TS, 8.7 (3.8); CRD, 8.3 (4.4); ISS, 10.1 (3.5); NS, 8.9 (3.8). Patients born SGA were shortest (HSDS) at baseline (−2.97 [0.91]): GHD, −2.55 (1.10); TS, −2.66 (0.93); CRD, −2.74 (1.17); ISS, −2.82 (0.99); NS, −2.83 (1.13); PWS, −1.94 (1.48). Average GH dose (mg/kg/day) was lower for PWS (0.026 [0.008]) versus GHD (0.032 [0.008]); SGA, 0.038 (0.009); TS, 0.044 (0.009); CRD, 0.041 (0.011); ISS, 0.038 (0.014); NS, 0.040 (0.009). Treatment follow-up (years) was longest for patients with TS (4.3 [2.8]): GHD, 3.8 (2.9); SGA, 3.6 (2.8); CRD, 2.8 (2.6); ISS, 3.3 (2.4); NS, 3.4 (2.9); PWS, 4.0 (3.5). ΔHSDS was greatest in year 1: GHD, 0.69 (0.56); SGA, 0.65 (0.44); TS, 0.54 (0.36); CRD, 0.61 (1.19); ISS, 0.52 (0.38); NS, 0.51 (0.38); PWS, 0.85 (0.90). Proportion (%) of patients with HSDS >−2 was (baseline/year 3): GHD, 26.2/79.3; SGA, 9.3/64.4; TS, 22.1/63.5; CRD, 23.5/59.4; ISS, 18.3/56.8; NS, 17.9/67.5; PWS, 59.7/89.3. NAH SDS was: GHD, −1.16 (1.22) (n=943); SGA, −1.97 (0.95) (n=190); TS, −2.08 (0.84) (n=189); small numbers of patients achieved NAH during the observation period in other indications. Safety: no new signals were observed. Number of events/number of patients were: NSARs, 288/249; SARs, 133/90; SAEs, 352/224.

Conclusions: In paediatric patients, growth hormone was associated with increased HSDS and increased proportion with HSDS >−2. No new safety signals were revealed.

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