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NGENLA is indicated for the treatment of children and adolescents from 3 years of age with growth disturbance due to insufficient secretion of growth hormone (GH).
Safety data are derived from the phase 2, multi-centre safety and dose-finding study, and the pivotal phase 3, multi-centre non-inferiority study in paediatric patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency. The data reflect exposure of 265 patients to NGENLA administered once weekly (0.66mg/kg/week).
In the phase 2, multi-centre safety and dose-finding study, 31 patients received up to 0.66mg/kg/week of NGENLA for up to 7.7 years.
The commonly reported adverse reactions after treatment with NGENLA are injection site reactions (ISRs) (25.1%), headache (10.7%) and pyrexia (10.2%).
For full information and description of selected adverse reactions refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics for NGENLA.
Very common (≥ 1/10); Common (≥ 1/100 to < 1/10), Uncommon (≥ 1/1,000 to < 1/100), Rare (≥ 1/10,000 to < 1/1,000), Very Rare (< 1/10,000) or frequency not known (cannot be estimated from the available data).
There are no reactions reported to date in the Rare, Very Rare and Frequency not known categories.
System Organ Class | Very Common | Common | Uncommon |
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Blood and Lymphatic System Disorders | Anaemia Eosinophilia |
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Endocrine Disorders | Hypothyroidism | Adrenal Insufficiency | |
Nervous system disorders | Headache | ||
Eye Disorders | Conjunctivitis allergic | ||
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | Rash generalised | ||
General Disorders and Administration site conditions | Injection site reactionsa Pyrexia |
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Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | Arthralgia Pain in extremity |
a - Injection site reactions include the following: injection site pain, erythema, pruritus, swelling, induration, bruising, haemorrhage, warmth, hypertrophy, inflammation, deformation, urticaria.
NGENLA is a long-acting GH with once-weekly dosing and may deliver a preferred treatment experience vs daily Genotropin. NGENLA is available with Pfizer-funded patient support and has a comparable cost to other daily GH options.1,2,3
NGENLA administered once-weekly demonstrated significant reduction in treatment burden, greater patient convenience, greater intent to comply, and greater patient preference compared with daily Genotropin (somatropin).1,2
Efficacy demonstrated non-inferiority to daily Genotropin at 1 year (N=224) 1 95% CI [-0.24 to 0.89]
Study Design: Open-label, multicentre, randomised, active-controlled, noninferiority study in prepubertal children with GH deficiency to assess efficacy and safety of NGENLA once weekly versus GENOTROPIN once daily after 12 months of treatment.1
Once-weekly NGENLA delivered sustained growth and maintained a consistent safety profile over 8 years 4,5,6
Key findings over 8 years:
Data above: Year 1 is the main Phase 2 study (duration 12 months). Year 2 onwards is the Phase 2 extension study. Data adapted from Pfizer data on file: PP-NGE-GBR-0851 and PP-NGE-GBR-0421.
SDS: standard deviation scores
Data limitations
The first three years of this trial were the dose trialling portion so used unlicensed doses. Therefore, the full data from these years cannot be presented. Data are shown only for the cohort taking the approved dose of NGENLA 0.66 mg/kg/week.
System Organ Class | Very Common | Common | Uncommon |
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Blood and Lymphatic System Disorders | Anaemia Eosinophilia |
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Endocrine Disorders | Hypothyroidism | Adrenal Insufficiency | |
Nervous system disorders | Headache | ||
Eye Disorders | Conjunctivitis allergic | ||
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders | Rash generalised | ||
General Disorders and Administration site conditions | Injection site reactionsa Pyrexia |
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Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | Arthralgia Pain in extremity |
24mg Pen (20mg/ml) | 60 mg Pen (50mg/ml) |
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Suggested for doses less than 12mg (bodyweight < 18kg) Dose increments of 0.2mg |
Suggested for doses 12mg and above (bodyweight 18kg and over) Doses > 30mg (ie. bodyweight > 45kg), two injections are needed. Dose increments of 0.5mg |
Before first use | After first use |
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Prior to the first use, NGENLA may be stored for 3 years at 2–8°C in a refrigerator. The unopened pre-filled pen may temporarily be held for up to 4 hours at temperatures up to 32 °C. |
After first use, NGENLA may be stored for 28 days in a refrigerator (2 °C – 8 °C). NGENLA may be held at room temperature (up to 32°C) for up to 4 hours with each injection for a maximum of 5 times. Return NGENLA to the refrigerator again after each use. It should not be frozen and should be stored with the pen cap attached in order to protect from light. |
Refer to the Summary of Product Characteristics for NGENLA for full storage information.
Homecare:
We offer an at home medication delivery service and face to face nursing support through a range of providers.
Starter Kit:
Each NGENLA starter kit contains*:
*subject to availability
Please note that Pfizer is no longer able to provide cool bags for patients travelling with their medication.
References:
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PP-UNP-GBR-7812. January 2024.