GB06 Phase III Trial for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

A Multicenter, Randomized, Open-Label, Positive-Controlled Phase III Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of Human Growth Hormone Injection (GB06) in Treating Growth Disorders Caused by Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency

This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of GB06 (a biosimilar of Norditropin®FlexProTM from Novo Nordisk) for the treatment of growth disorders caused by growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children.

It aims to determine whether the annual height velocity (an index of height growth rate) in children diagnosed with GHD after 52 weeks of GB06 intervention is comparable to that of Norditropin®FlexProTM. To achieve this, the participants will administer GB06 or Norditropin®FlexProTM at 0.035mg/kg/day for 52 consecutive weeks.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children; Growth Hormone Deficiency, Pediatric; Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: GB06; Drug: Norditropin®FlexProTM

Detailed Description

Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children is characterized by short stature with a low annual height growth rate. GHD also alters body composition, including loss of lean body mass, increased abdominal visceral fat deposition, and a higher waist-to-hip ratio. Patients with GHD may also have hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis, left ventricular dysfunction, hypertension, and elevated plasma fibrinogen levels, leading to increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk. In addition, GHD can also affect cognitive function and overall well-being. These patients are also more likely to experience low energy, difficulty in concentration, social isolation, and depression.

Growth hormone (GH) supplementation is the ideal treatment for patients with GHD, and the above-mentioned abnormalities can also be improved after GH therapy. Recombinant human GH has been approved for the treatment of GHD and used for more than 30 years with favorable efficacy and safety. GB06, developed by Kexing Biopharm Co., Ltd., is a biosimilar of Norditropin®FlexProTM. Its effectiveness and safety have been verified in phase I clinical studies. This study aims to further assess the comparability of the efficacy and safety of GB06 and Norditropin®FlexProTM in pediatric patients with GHD.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 192
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Sichuan
    • Chengdu, Sichuan, China, 610074
      • Recruiting
      • Chengdu Women and Children Central Hospital
      • Contact: Prof. Cheng; Phone Number: +86 028-63806390; Email: cheng_xr23@outlook.com

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. The legal guardian of the participant understands and signs the written informed consent form (ICF); Participants over 8 years old are also required to sign the ICF, and if they are under 8 years old but can express consent, their opinions should be clearly documented.
2. Age ≥ 3 years old and ≤ 11 years old (boys) or ≤ 10 years old (girls);
3. Height below two standard deviations (SD) of the average height of children of the same age and gender;
4. Annual height velocity (AHV) <5cm/year, based on height within 6 months to 18 months before screening;
5. Body mass index (BMI) within the average ±2 SD of healthy children of the same age and gender;
6. Short stature with normal intellectual development;
7. Tanner stage I (testicular volume <4ml for boys, no palpable breast gland tissue for girls);
8. IGF-1 level below the reference value corresponding to -1SDS for children of the same age and gender;
9. Bone age lags behind the chronological age;
10. Diagnosis as GHD by GH stimulation test with two different drugs within 12 months before screening, and the peak GH level ≤ 10.0ng/ml;
11. A standard karyotype of 46, XX for girls.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Known allergy to ingredients of the study drug;
2. Previous treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) or IGF-1 or combination with other treatments that may affect growth;
3. Administration of any investigational drug within 3 months before screening or participation in another clinical trial before randomization;
4. Small for gestational age;
5. Epiphyseal closure;
6. Congenital intracranial hypertension;
7. Slipped capital femoral epiphysis;
8. GHD secondary to another pituitary hormone deficiency;
9. Previous history or current diagnosis of malignancy (including intracranial tumors); Intracranial tumors must be confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging or computed tomography;
10. History of fundus lesions (optic nerve papilledema lesions);
11. Diagnosis of diabetes, or fasting blood glucose ≥ 7.0 mmol/L or hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≥ 6.5%;
12. Administration of systemic corticosteroid therapy consecutively for more than 2 weeks within 3 months before screening;
13. Expected requirement to inhale budesonide >400μg/day or equivalent dose of inhaled glucocorticoid therapy for more than four consecutive weeks during the trial;
14. Other growth abnormalities or abnormalities that may affect height, including but not limited to: chromosomal aneuploidy, Turner syndrome, Lehren's syndrome, Noonan syndrome, Prader-Willi syndrome, SHOX-1 gene abnormality, GH receptor deletion, or other significant genetic mutations causing short stature; Significant spinal abnormalities, including but not limited to scoliosis, kyphosis, and spina bifida; Congenital anomalies (resulting in skeletal abnormalities), including but not limited to Russell-Silver syndrome and bone dysplasia; Family history of bone dysplasia;
15. Other clinically significant abnormalities that may affect growth or assessment of growth capacity, including but not limited to hepatic and renal dysfunction [e.g., alanine aminotransferase (ALT)> 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, creatinine (Cr) >upper limit of normal value], malnutrition, severe cardiopulmonary and hematological diseases, systemic infection, immunodeficiency, mental abnormalities, and other congenital malformations;

16. Infectious diseases, such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, AIDS, syphilis, and tuberculosis. Hepatitis B virus DNA levels will be assessed in individuals who are positive for HBV surface antigen.

    A hepatitis C virus RNA test is required if the hepatitis C virus antibody test is positive. Quantitative results below the lower limit of detection will be excluded.

17. Concomitant use of other treatments that may affect growth, including but not limited to methylphenidate for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder;
18. History of drug or alcohol abuse;
19. Children with hypothyroidism and/or adrenal insufficiency who have not received adequate stable replacement therapy lasting at least 90 days before randomization;
20. Other diseases that the investigator believes may endanger the safety of the participant or protocol compliance;
21. Potentially poor compliance in this study.
22. Other conditions that the investigator deems unsuitable for inclusion.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: GB06	Drug: GB06; GB06 0.035mg/kg/day by subcutaneous injection for 52 weeks
Active Comparator: Norditropin®FlexProTM	Drug: Norditropin®FlexProTM; Norditropin®FlexProTM 0.035mg/kg/day by subcutaneous injection for 52 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Annual height velocity (AHV) at week 52.	From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
AHV at weeks 5, 13, 26, and 39 and their changes from baseline		From enrollment to treatment at 39 weeks
AHV standard deviation score (SDS) at weeks 5, 13, 26, 39, and 52, and their change from baseline		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
Change in height SDS for chronological age (Ht SDS CA) at weeks 5, 13, 26, 39, and 52, and comparison with baseline		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
Bone age at week 52	Bone age at week 52 will be compared with that from baseline	From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
Change from baseline in Bone Age Height SDS (Ht SDS BA) at Week 52		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
Tanner stage at weeks 26 and 52 and changes from baseline		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
IGF-1 and IGF-1 SDS at weeks 5, 13, 26, 39, and 52		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-3 SDS at weeks 5, 13, 26, 39, and 52		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
Incidence of Anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) and neutralizing antibodies (Nab) at baseline and weeks 5, 13, 26, 39, 52		From enrollment to the end of treatment at 52 weeks
The incidence of adverse events		From enrollment to 56 weeks after treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Kexing Biopharm Co., Ltd.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 6, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): July 25, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 24, 2028

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 20, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 20, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): April 28, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 10, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 7, 2026
• Last Verified: June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Growth Hormone Deficiency; Growth Hormone; Bone Age; Annual Height Velocity; Insulin-like Growth Factor-1; GB06
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Endocrine System Diseases; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Brain Diseases; Central Nervous System Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Hypothalamic Diseases; Pituitary Diseases; Bone Diseases, Endocrine; Bone Diseases, Developmental; Dwarfism; Hypopituitarism; Dwarfism, Pituitary
• Other Study ID Numbers: KXZY-GB06-301

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No