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dc.contributor.authorHughes, I.
dc.contributor.authorChoong, C.
dc.contributor.authorRath, S.
dc.contributor.authorAtkinson, Helen
dc.contributor.authorCotterill, A.
dc.contributor.authorCutfield, W.
dc.contributor.authorHofman, P.
dc.contributor.authorHarris, M.
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-18T08:00:40Z
dc.date.available2018-05-18T08:00:40Z
dc.date.created2018-05-18T00:23:23Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationHughes, I. and Choong, C. and Rath, S. and Atkinson, H. and Cotterill, A. and Cutfield, W. and Hofman, P. et al. 2016. Early cessation and non-response are important and possibly related problems in growth hormone therapy: An OZGROW analysis. Growth Hormone and IGF Research. 29: pp. 63-70.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/68051
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ghir.2016.04.006
dc.description.abstract

Objective: To investigate growth hormone (GH) treatment and treatment cessation with respect to efficacy and efficiency. To identify factors that best classify or predict cessation type: completed treatment (CT), early cessation (EC), or non-response (NR). Design: Observational study (1990-2013) of the Australian GH Program comparing CT, EC, and NR groups with respect to demographic, clinical, and response criteria. All patients treated for GH deficiency (GHD; 909), short stature and slow growth (SSSG; 2144), and Turner Syndrome (TS; 626) were included. Information was retrieved from the OZGROW database. Results: 51.9% of patients were EC, 40.7% CT and 7.4% NR.Median treatment durations for NR patients were often longer than patients who completed treatment. EC and NR groups were both associated with poor growth response with males overrepresented.Socioeconomic status differentiated NR (higher) and EC (lower) groups. Conclusions: EC was observed at very high rates and appears, generally, to be a little-recognised but frequent problem in GH therapy.EC and delayed recognition of NR may be interrelated being differentiated by the decision to cease or continue treatment following poor response.Poor treatment compliance is likely a major causal factor in EC.Strategies to address poor response and compliance have been developed, however, given the scale of these problems, it may be that long acting GH formulations or individualized treatment need consideration.

dc.titleEarly cessation and non-response are important and possibly related problems in growth hormone therapy: An OZGROW analysis
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume29
dcterms.source.startPage63
dcterms.source.endPage70
dcterms.source.issn1096-6374
dcterms.source.titleGrowth Hormone and IGF Research
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
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