Det gælder således eventuel risiko for udvikling af sukkersyge eller tilbagefald af visse kræftformer ved langtidsbehandling med somatropin, og hvilken betydning antistofdannelse vil få for stoffets virkning.
The company that makes Omnitrope will study in more detail potential long-term side effects of the medicine, such as the possible risk of developing diabetes or re-occurrence of some types of cancer when receiving long-term somatropin treatment, and implications of the development of antibodies on effectiveness.