ESPE Abstracts

Background: Growth retardation is a common finding in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Recombinant human GH (rhGH) has shown promising results in improving weight, height and clinical status of CF patients.Objective and hypotheses: In this study we aim to evaluate efficacy of rhGH on growth and clinical status in CF patients.Method: In this prospective clinical trial we recruited 34 CF patients (58.8% male with mean age of 62.05&#177...