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CJC-1295 with HGH

Mechanism-tag overlap and published literature for CJC-1295 and HGH, 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 HGH 2 UNIQUE TAGS 3 UNIQUE TAGS 0 SHARED
CJC-1295 unique ghrhgrowth-hormone-releasing-hormone-analog
Shared none
HGH unique hormonerecombinant-human-growth-hormonerhgh

Co-administration notes from the literature

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

Evidence level: mechanistic only

GH secretagogues restore endogenous pulsatile GH. Some protocols rotate between secretagogue-driven cycles and exogenous rhGH cycles rather than running concurrently. Concurrent use has no mechanistic advantage — the exogenous rhGH will suppress the endogenous pulse that the secretagogues are trying to restore.

Quick facts

CJC-1295

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

HGH

RouteSubQ (daily); IM (less common)
Half-life~2–3 hours (SubQ); biological effect ~24 h
FDA statusApproved (GHD, Turner, PWS, SHOX, ISS, CKD, AIDS wasting, S…
WADABanned (S2) at all times
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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
2007HGHLiu H, Bravata DM, Olkin I, Nayak S, Roberts B, Garber AM, Hoffman AR. Systematic review: the safety and efficacy of growth hormone in the healthy elderly. Ann Intern Med. 2007;146(2):104-115. PMID: 17200260. (The most-cited independent appraisal of anti-aging rhGH.) PMID 17200260systematic review
2020HGHJohannsson G, Gordon MB, Højby Rasmussen M, Håkonsson IH, Karges W, Sværke C, Tahara S, Takano K, Biller BMK. Once-weekly somapacitan is effective and well tolerated in adults with GH deficiency: a randomized phase 3 trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020;105(4):e1358-e1376. PMID:… PMID 32072187human trial, Phase 3
2000HGHMauras N, Attie KM, Reiter EO, Saenger P, Baptista J; Genentech, Inc Cooperative Study Group. High dose recombinant human growth hormone (GH) treatment of GH-deficient patients in puberty increases near-final height: a randomized, multicenter trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2000… PMID 11061517human trial
2012HGHSävendahl L, Maes M, Albertsson-Wikland K, Borgström B, Carel JC, Henrard S, Speybroeck N, Thomas M, Zandwijken G, Hokken-Koelega A. Long-term mortality and causes of death in isolated GHD, ISS, and SGA patients treated with recombinant growth hormone during childhood in Belgium… PMID 22259051human study
2011HGHMolitch ME, Clemmons DR, Malozowski S, Merriam GR, Vance ML; Endocrine Society. Evaluation and treatment of adult growth hormone deficiency: an Endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2011;96(6):1587-1609. PMID: 21543432. PMID 21543432human study
2003HGHGrinspoon S, Mulligan K; Department of Health and Human Services Working Group on the Prevention and Treatment of Wasting and Weight Loss. Weight loss and wasting in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus. Clin Infect Dis. 2003;36(Suppl 2):S69-S78. PMID: 12652374. (… PMID 12652374human study
1990HGHRudman D, Feller AG, Nagraj HS, Gergans GA, Lalitha PY, Goldberg AF, Schlenker RA, Cohn L, Rudman IW, Mattson DE. Effects of human growth hormone in men over 60 years old. N Engl J Med. 1990;323(1):1-6. PMID: 2355952. (The landmark anti-aging reference.) PMID 2355952human study
2026HGHWADA. 2026 World Anti-Doping Code Prohibited List. Section S2 — Peptide hormones, growth factors, related substances and mimetics. World Anti-Doping Agency. (rhGH S2 prohibition and detection methods.)regulatory / registry
2021HGHU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Skytrofa (lonapegsomatropin-tcgd) Prescribing Information. Ascendis Pharma. First approved 2021.regulatory / registry
2020HGHU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sogroya (somapacitan) Prescribing Information. Novo Nordisk. First approved 2020.regulatory / registry
HGHU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Genotropin (somatropin) Prescribing Information. Pfizer Inc.regulatory / registry
HGHU.S. Food and Drug Administration. Norditropin (somatropin) Prescribing Information. Novo Nordisk Inc.regulatory / registry

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Frequently asked

Have CJC-1295 and HGH been studied together?

Researchers have published mechanistic-level co-administration discussion of CJC-1295 and HGH. 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 HGH share?

CJC-1295 and HGH 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 HGH?

CJC-1295: Not approved. HGH: Approved (GHD, Turner, PWS, SHOX, ISS, CKD, AIDS wasting, SBS). 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 HGH?

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 HGH profile. The Kalios Stack Research Tool hub lists every compound covered.

Last updated: April 2026