§ REFERENCES · CJC-1295
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- Jetté L, Léger R, Thibaudeau K, Benquet C, Robitaille M, Pellerin I, Paradis V, van Wyk P, Pham K, Bridon DP. Human growth hormone-releasing factor (hGRF)1-29-albumin bioconjugates activate the GRF receptor on the anterior pituitary in rats: identification of CJC-1295 as a long-lasting GRF analog. Endocrinology. 2005;146(7):3052-3058. ↗
- Teichman SL, Neale A, Lawrence B, Gagnon C, Castaigne JP, Frohman LA. Prolonged stimulation of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I secretion by CJC-1295, a long-acting analog of GH-releasing hormone, in healthy adults. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006;91(3):799-805. ↗
- Teichman SL, Neale A, Lawrence B, Gagnon C, Castaigne JP, Frohman LA. Plasma half-life characterization of CJC-1295 across single- and multi-dose cohorts (mean t½ 5.8-8.1 days). Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006;91(3):799-805. ↗
- Ionescu M, Frohman LA. Pulsatile secretion of growth hormone (GH) persists during continuous stimulation by CJC-1295, a long-acting GH-releasing hormone analog. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006;91(12):4792-4797. ↗
- Alba M, Fintini D, Sagazio A, Lawrence B, Castaigne JP, Frohman LA, Salvatori R. Once-daily administration of CJC-1295, a long-acting growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) analog, normalizes growth in the GHRH knockout mouse. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006;291(6):E1290-E1294. ↗
- Sackmann-Sala L, Ding J, Frohman LA, Kopchick JJ. Activation of the GH/IGF-1 axis by CJC-1295, a long-acting GHRH analog, results in serum protein profile changes in normal adult subjects. Growth Hormone & IGF Research. 2009;19(6):471-477. ↗
- ConjuChem Biotechnologies Inc. A study to evaluate CJC-1295 in HIV patients with visceral obesity. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier NCT00267527. Trial terminated October 2006. ↗
- Jetté L, Léger R, Thibaudeau K, et al. Modified GRF(1-29) and the protective amino acid substitutions D-Ala²/Gln⁸/Ala¹⁵/Leu²⁷ — non-DAC variant pharmacokinetics. Characterized in the same Endocrinology 2005 paper as the bioconjugate discovery. ↗
- Bowers CY, Reynolds GA, Durham D, Barrera CM, Pezzoli SS, Thorner MO. Combined administration of GHRH and GHRP-6 acts in synergy on growth hormone (GH) release in humans. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 1990;70(4):975-982. ↗
- Van Hout MC, Hearne E. Netnography of female use of the synthetic growth hormone CJC-1295: pulses and potions. Substance Use & Misuse. 2016;51(1):73-84. ↗
- Henninge J, Pepaj M, Hullstein I, Hemmersbach P. Identification of CJC-1295, a growth-hormone-releasing peptide, in an unknown pharmaceutical preparation. Drug Testing and Analysis. 2010;2(11-12):647-650. ↗
- Thomas A, Walpurgis K, Tretzel L, Brinkkötter P, Fußhöller G, Görgens C, Geyer H, Thevis M. Chromatographic-mass spectrometric analysis of peptidic analytes (2-10 kDa) in doping control urine samples. Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 2024;59(2):e4996. ↗
- Steiger A, Guldner J, Hemmeter U, et al. Growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and sleep regulation. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 1992;17(2-3):125-137. ↗
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. October 29, 2024 Meeting of the Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee — CJC-1295 briefing materials. FDA docket FDA-2024-N-4777. ↗
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. December 4, 2024 Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee meeting — follow-up briefing on GH secretagogue peptides. FDA docket FDA-2024-N-4777 follow-up. ↗
- World Anti-Doping Agency. World Anti-Doping Code International Standard — The 2025 Prohibited List. Section S2: Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances, and Mimetics. ↗
- Stanley TL, Feldpausch MN, Oh J, Branch KL, Lee H, Torriani M, Grinspoon SK. Effects of tesamorelin on visceral fat and liver fat in HIV-infected patients with abdominal fat accumulation: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2014;312(4):380-389. ↗
- Teichman SL, Neale A, Lawrence B, Gagnon C, Castaigne JP, Frohman LA. Adverse-event profile in the Phase 1 single- and multi-dose CJC-1295 cohorts: predominantly local injection-site reactions; systemic adverse events uncommon at 30-60 μg/kg. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2006;91(3):799-805. ↗
- Renehan AG, Zwahlen M, Minder C, O'Dwyer ST, Shalet SM, Egger M. Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, IGF binding protein-3, and cancer risk: systematic review and meta-regression analysis. Lancet. 2004;363(9418):1346-1353. ↗
- GH increases extracellular volume by stimulating sodium reabsorption in the distal nephron. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2002. PMID 11932310. ↗
- Effects of a growth hormone-releasing hormone analog on endogenous GH pulsatility and insulin sensitivity. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2011. PMID 20943777. ↗
- Granata R, Leone S, Zhang X, Gesmundo I, et al. Growth hormone-releasing hormone and its analogues in health and disease. Nature Reviews Endocrinology. 2025;21(3):180-195. ↗
- Safety and efficacy of approved and unapproved peptide therapies for musculoskeletal conditions. Sports Medicine. 2026. PMID 41966639. ↗