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Efficacy and safety of Vosoritide in achondroplasia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Growth hormone-mimicking therapy safely improves height in children with achondroplasia over standard care alone.

This systematic review confirms vosoritide's efficacy in improving growth parameters in achondroplasia with a favorable safety profile. Longer-duration studies are needed to establish effects on medical complications.

What the study was

Study design
Systematic review and meta-analysis
Population
Achondroplasia patients aged 3 months to 18 years (N=156)
Sample size
156
Category
Treatment Innovation
Maturity
Validated
Journal
Indian Journal of Medical Research

Why it surfaced

SR/MA of established rare disease therapy. High design quality but low novelty (vosoritide already approved).

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