Does tesamorelin cause cancer?

Tesamorelin's own studies, with more than 800 people, were built to measure the drop in deep belly fat in people with HIV who have abnormal fat buildup. They have not shown a cancer risk. Raising growth hormone and IGF-1 is a theory-based worry researchers watch for with this whole drug family, since IGF-1 plays a role in cell growth. But that is a caution based on how it works. It is not something this drug's own published studies have found.

Educational use only. This database summarizes published research and is not medical advice. Where a dose appears it is a record of what a trial or clinic ran, or what people describe doing, with its source attached. Nothing here is a recommendation for personal use.

Part of growth hormone secretagogues. Sermorelin, tesamorelin, ipamorelin, CJC-1295, and the rest of the GHRH and ghrelin receptor family.