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CJC-1295 with GHRP-6

Mechanism-tag overlap and published literature for CJC-1295 and GHRP-6, pulled verbatim from each Kalios compound profile. Kalios is a literature reference, not a recommendation.

Mechanism overlap

Mechanism tags are verbatim labels on each compound's profile. Generic tags ("peptide", "small-molecule", "research-chemical") are excluded from this overlap view. Tags are descriptive — not an inference about combined effect.

CJC-1295 GHRP-6 2 UNIQUE TAGS 2 UNIQUE TAGS 0 SHARED
CJC-1295 unique ghrhgrowth-hormone-releasing-hormone-analog
Shared none
GHRP-6 unique ghrelin-receptor-agonistgrowth-hormone-secretagogue

Co-administration notes from the literature

Verbatim summary text pulled from each compound's profile data. Researchers studying CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 have published these mechanism-level observations. Not a co-administration recommendation.

Evidence level: mechanistic only

The standard pairing. CJC-1295 (GHRH analog) + GHRP-6 (GHS-R1a agonist) produces synergistic GH release — multiplicative rather than additive at the somatotroph. With-DAC CJC-1295 has ~8 day half-life; without DAC has ~30 min half-life and is dosed alongside each GHRP pulse for saturation-dosing protocols.

Quick facts

CJC-1295

RouteSubcutaneous
Half-lifeNot listed
FDA statusNot approved
WADAProhibited (S2)
Full CJC-1295 profile →

GHRP-6

RouteSubQ / IV / IM / Intranasal
Half-life~15–60 min
FDA statusInvestigational (Category 2 bulk)
WADABanned (S2)
Full GHRP-6 profile →

Literature table

Classified references from each compound profile. Click a column header to sort. Click a PMID to open PubMed. Findings are quoted verbatim from each profile's literature_summary; nothing here is added or interpreted.

Year Compound Source Finding
2006CJC-1295aidsmap. Lipodystrophy study halted after patient death. July 2006. (Reports the ConjuChem Phase 2 CJC-1295 trial halt.)human trial, Phase 2
2010CJC-1295Alexopoulou O, Abs R, Maiter D. Treatment of adult growth hormone deficiency: who, why and how? A review. Acta Clin Belg. 2010;65(1):13-22. PMID: 20373593. PMID 20373593human study
2009CJC-1295Sackmann-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 Horm IGF Res. 2009;19(6):471-477. PMID: 19540144. PMID 19540144human study
2006CJC-1295Teichman 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. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2006;91(3):799-805… PMID 16352683human study
2006CJC-1295Abla AA, 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. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006;291(6):E1290-E… PMID 16835399preclinical, in vivo
2005CJC-1295Jetté L, Léger R, Thibaudeau K, Benquet C, Robitaille M, Pellerin I, et al. 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.… PMID 15817669preclinical, in vivo
2005CJC-1295Alba M, Fintini D, Bowers CY, Parlow AF, Salvatori R. Effects of long-term treatment with growth hormone-releasing peptide-2 in the GHRH knockout mouse. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2005;289(5):E762-E767.preclinical, in vivo
2020CJC-1295Ishida J, Saitoh M, Ebner N, Springer J, Anker SD, von Haehling S. Growth hormone secretagogues: history, mechanism of action, and clinical development. JCSM Rapid Commun. 2020;3(1):25-37.mechanism / discovery
1995CJC-1295Izdebski J, Pinski J, Horvath JE, Halmos G, Groot K, Schally AV. Synthesis and biological evaluation of superactive agonists of growth hormone-releasing hormone. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 1995;92(10):4872-4876. PMID: 7761412. (Parent work on tetrasubstituted GHRH analogs.) PMID 7761412mechanism / discovery
2023CJC-1295Alwatban MZ, Al-Lohedan HA. A review of CJC-1295 as a GHRH analog: Pharmacology and clinical relevance. Drug Des Devel Ther. 2023 (review series).review
2026CJC-1295World Anti-Doping Agency. The 2026 Prohibited List. Section S2 — Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics. wada-ama.org.regulatory / registry
2025CJC-1295U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Bulk Drug Substances That Raise Significant Safety Risks (Category 2) Under Section 503A / 503B. FDA.gov. Updated 2025.regulatory / registry
2013GHRP-6Cabrales A, Gil J, Fernández E, Valenzuela C, Hernández F, García I, Hernández A, Besada V, Reyes O, Padrón G, Berlanga J, Guillén G, González LJ. Pharmacokinetic study of Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide 6 (GHRP-6) in nine male healthy volunteers. Eur J Pharm Sci. 2013;48(1-2):… PMID 23159700human study
2001GHRP-6Hataya Y, Akamizu T, Takaya K, et al. A low dose of ghrelin stimulates growth hormone (GH) release synergistically with GH-releasing hormone in humans. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001;86(9):4552. PMID: 11549709. PMID 11549709human study
2001GHRP-6Arvat E, Maccario M, Di Vito L, et al. Endocrine activities of ghrelin, a natural growth hormone secretagogue (GHS), in humans: comparison and interactions with hexarelin, a nonnatural peptidyl GHS, and GH-releasing hormone. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2001;86(3):1169-1174. PMID: 1… PMID 11238504human study
1998GHRP-6Pandya N, DeMott-Friberg R, Bowers CY, Barkan AL, Jaffe CA. Growth hormone (GH)-releasing peptide-6 requires endogenous hypothalamic GH-releasing hormone for maximal GH stimulation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 1998;83(4):1186-1189. PMID: 9543138. (GHRH-GHRP synergy in humans.) PMID 9543138human study
2013GHRP-6Cabrales A, Berlanga J, et al. Cardiotropic effect of GHRP-6: in vivo characterization by echocardiography. Biotecnología Aplicada. 2013;30(4):285-289. (Inotropic effect characterization.)preclinical, in vivo
2005GHRP-6Depoortere I, De Winter B, Thijs T, De Man J, Pelckmans P, Peeters T. Comparison of the gastroprokinetic effects of ghrelin, GHRP-6 and motilin in rats in vivo and in vitro. Eur J Pharmacol. 2005;515(1-3):160-168. PMID: 15890335. (Gastric prokinetic mechanism.) PMID 15890335preclinical, in vivo
2005GHRP-6Granado M, Priego T, Martín AI, Villanúa MA, López-Calderón A. Anti-inflammatory effect of the ghrelin agonist growth hormone-releasing peptide-2 (GHRP-2) in arthritic rats. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2005;288(3):E486-492. PMID: 15507534. (GHRP family anti-inflammatory mecha… PMID 15507534preclinical, in vivo
1984GHRP-6Bowers CY, Momany FA, Reynolds GA, Hong A. On the in vitro and in vivo activity of a new synthetic hexapeptide that acts on the pituitary to specifically release growth hormone. Endocrinology. 1984;114(5):1537-1545. PMID: 6142782. (Foundational GHRP-6 discovery paper.) PMID 6142782preclinical, in vivo
2002GHRP-6Bodart V, Febbraio M, Demers A, McNicoll N, Pohankova P, Perreault A, Sejlitz T, Escher E, Silverstein RL, Lamontagne D, Ong H. CD36 mediates the cardiovascular action of growth hormone-releasing peptides in the heart. Circ Res. 2002;90(8):844-849. PMID: 11988484. (CD36 cardiopr… PMID 11988484mechanism / discovery
1999GHRP-6Kojima M, Hosoda H, Date Y, Nakazato M, Matsuo H, Kangawa K. Ghrelin is a growth-hormone-releasing acylated peptide from stomach. Nature. 1999;402(6762):656-660. PMID: 10604470. (Discovery of the natural endogenous ligand of GHS-R1a.) PMID 10604470mechanism / discovery
1996GHRP-6Howard AD, Feighner SD, Cully DF, Arena JP, Liberator PA, Rosenblum CI, et al. A receptor in pituitary and hypothalamus that functions in growth hormone release. Science. 1996;273(5277):974-977. PMID: 8688086. (Cloning of GHS-R1a using GHRP-6 as the radioligand.) PMID 8688086mechanism / discovery
2026GHRP-6WADA Prohibited List 2026. World Anti-Doping Agency. wada-ama.org. (GHRP family banned under S2.)regulatory / registry

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Frequently asked

Have CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 been studied together?

Researchers have published mechanistic-level co-administration discussion of CJC-1295 and GHRP-6. No human co-administration trials are catalogued in the Kalios profiles. The pair page lists each compound's classified literature; full citations sit on each individual profile.

What mechanisms do CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 share?

CJC-1295 and GHRP-6 do not share a specific mechanism tag on their Kalios profiles. They appear on the same pair page because at least one profile lists the other in its co-administration data.

What is the FDA status of CJC-1295 and GHRP-6?

CJC-1295: Not approved. GHRP-6: Investigational (Category 2 bulk). FDA-status text is pulled verbatim from each compound profile. See /fda-pcac-2026.html for the broader FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee context.

Where can I find the full research on CJC-1295 and GHRP-6?

Full citation lists, dosing tables from the literature, reconstitution data, and the FDA / WADA status are on the individual compound profiles: the CJC-1295 profile and the GHRP-6 profile. The Kalios Stack Research Tool hub lists every compound covered.

Last updated: April 2026