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- Title
Beneficial Effects of Setmelanotide in a 5-Year-Old Boy With POMC Deficiency and on His Caregivers.
- Authors
Dubern, Beatrice; Lourdelle, Alexandre; Clément, Karine
- Abstract
The melanocortin-4 receptor agonist setmelanotide is now recommended for the treatment of genetic obesity due to proopiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency in patients aged 6 years and older. Here, we describe the clinical benefit of setmelanotide administration in a 5-year-old child with severe hyperphagia and obesity due to POMC deficiency. Daily administration of 0.5 mg setmelanotide for 12 months resulted in significant weight loss of −30 kg from baseline (−36% of weight loss) and improvements in hyperphagia and metabolic status. No major side effects were observed, except for hyperpigmentation and transient spontaneous erections. Interestingly, the clinical improvement of the child was associated with a remarkable improvement in the quality of life of the parents, along with a decrease in their emotional scores. This observation supports the early use of setmelanotide in young children with melanocortin pathway variants, in order to limit the adverse consequences of early and extreme weight gain, and to improve the quality of life of patients and of their relatives.
- Subjects
CAREGIVERS; LEPTIN receptors; WEIGHT gain; QUALITY of life; HYPERPHAGIA; HYPERCOAGULATION disorders
- Publication
JCEM Case Reports, 2023, Vol 1, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2755-1520
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1210/jcemcr/luad041