hrp0086rfc8.3 | Growth: Clinical | ESPE2016

Batch-to-Batch Consistency of a Highly O-Glycosylated Long-Acting Human Growth Hormone (MOD-4023)

Moschcovich Laura , Guy Rachel , Felikman Yana , Zakar Miri , Hershkovitz Oren

Background: OPKO Biologics is a clinical-stage public company developing long-acting therapeutic proteins utilizing CTP technology. The technology involves fusion of the C-terminal peptide of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is highly O-glycosylated, to the target protein. CTP enabled the production of a long-acting human growth hormone (hGH) (MOD-4023), which supports a single weekly injection in growth hormone-deficient patients. MOD-4023 is manufactured as a non-vi...