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Name
Somatrem
Alternate Names
Human growth hormone
Met-HGH
Methionyl human growth hormone
Protropin
Recombinant growth hormone
Somatotropin
Abbreviations
None
Category
Hormones and hormonal mechanisms
Subcategory
Growth hormone. Probably not cancer directed--verify with attending MD.
NSC Number
648119
Primary Site
AIDS
Opportunistic infection
Histology
None
Remarks
A growth hormone derived from recombinant DNA technology; rHGH, growth hormone; used to stimulate growth in children who do not produce enough growth hormone of their own.
Coding
This drug should be coded
