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CJC-1295 with Follistatin-344

Mechanism-tag overlap and published literature for CJC-1295 and Follistatin-344, 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 FOLLISTATIN-344 2 UNIQUE TAGS 2 UNIQUE TAGS 0 SHARED
CJC-1295 unique ghrhgrowth-hormone-releasing-hormone-analog
Shared none
Follistatin-344 unique myostatin-activin-binding-glycoproteinprotein

Co-administration notes from the literature

Verbatim summary text pulled from each compound's profile data. Researchers studying CJC-1295 and Follistatin-344 have published these mechanism-level observations. Not a co-administration recommendation.

Evidence level: mechanistic only

Growth hormone secretagogues provide systemic anabolic environment alongside follistatin's myostatin-pathway effect. Classic community GH-stack layered with follistatin for recomposition goals. Not trial-validated.

Quick facts

CJC-1295

RouteSubcutaneous
Half-lifeNot listed
FDA statusNot approved
WADAProhibited (S2)
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Follistatin-344

RouteNot listed
Half-lifeNot listed
FDA statusNot approved (Phase 1/2 gene therapy)
WADAProhibited (S2 — growth factors / myostatin inhibitors)
Full Follistatin-344 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
2015Follistatin-344Mendell JR, Sahenk Z, Malik V, Gomez AM, Flanigan KM, Lowes LP, Alfano LN, Berry K, Meadows E, Lewis S, Braun L, Shontz K, Rouhana M, Clark KR, Rosales XQ, Al-Zaidy S, Govoni A, Rodino-Klapac LR, Hogan MJ, Kaspar BK. A phase 1/2a follistatin gene therapy trial for becker muscula… PMID 25322757human trial, Phase 1
2008Follistatin-344Wagner KR, Fleckenstein JL, Amato AA, Barohn RJ, Bushby K, Escolar DM, Flanigan KM, Pestronk A, Tawil R, Wolfe GI, Eagle M, Florence JM, King WM, Pandya S, Straub V, Juneau P, Meyers K, Csimma C, Araujo T, Allen R, Parsons SA, Wozney JM, Lavallie ER, Mendell JR. A phase I/IItria… PMID 18335515human trial, Phase 1
2013Follistatin-344Attie KM, Borgstein NG, Yang Y, Condon CH, Wilson DM, Pearsall AE, Kumar R, Willins DA, Seehra JS, Sherman ML. A single ascending-dose study of muscle regulator ACE-031 in healthy volunteers. Muscle Nerve. 2013;47(3):416-423. PMID: 23169607. (Soluble ActRIIB approach.) PMID 23169607human study
1997Follistatin-344McPherron AC, Lawler AM, Lee SJ. Regulation of skeletal muscle mass in mice by a new TGF-β superfamily member. Nature. 1997;387(6628):83-90. PMID: 9139826. (Myostatin discovery and knockout mouse phenotype.) PMID 9139826preclinical, in vivo
2010Follistatin-344Lee SJ. Extracellular Regulation of Myostatin: A Molecular Rheostat for Muscle Mass. Immunol Endocr Metab Agents Med Chem. 2010;10(4):183-194. PMID: 21423858. (Review of endogenous myostatin regulation including follistatin.) PMID 21423858review
2026Follistatin-344WADA Prohibited List 2026. World Anti-Doping Agency. wada-ama.org. (S2 category — includes myostatin inhibitors.)regulatory / registry
2025Follistatin-344FDA. Bulk Drug Substances Nominated for Use in Compounding — 503A and 503B Categories. FDA.gov. Updated 2025–2026.regulatory / registry
2017Follistatin-344Mendell JR, Sahenk Z, Al-Zaidy S, Rodino-Klapac LR, Lowes LP, Alfano LN, Berry K, Miller N, Yalvac M, Dvorchik I, Moore-Clingenpeel M, Flanigan KM, Church K, Shontz K, Curry C, Lewis S, McColly M, Hogan MJ, Kaspar BK. Follistatin gene therapy for sporadic inclusion body myositis… PMID 28245993research article
2015Follistatin-344Al-Zaidy SA, Sahenk Z, Rodino-Klapac LR, Kaspar B, Mendell JR. Follistatin Gene Therapy Improves Ambulation in Becker Muscular Dystrophy. J Neuromuscul Dis. 2015;2(3):185-192. PMID: 27858738. PMID 27858738research article
2009Follistatin-344Rodino-Klapac LR, Haidet AM, Kota J, Handy C, Kaspar BK, Mendell JR. Inhibition of myostatin with emphasis on follistatin as a therapy for muscle disease. Muscle Nerve. 2009;39(3):283-296. PMID: 19208403. (Mechanistic review.) PMID 19208403research article
2009Follistatin-344Kota J, Handy CR, Haidet AM, Montgomery CL, Eagle A, Rodino-Klapac LR, Tucker D, Shilling CJ, Therlfall WR, Walker CM, Weisbrode SE, Janssen PM, Clark KR, Sahenk Z, Mendell JR, Kaspar BK. Follistatin gene delivery enhances muscle growth and strength in nonhuman primates. Sci Tra… PMID 20368179research article
2008Follistatin-344Haidet AM, Rizo L, Handy C, Umapathi P, Eagle A, Shilling C, Boue D, Martin PT, Sahenk Z, Mendell JR, Kaspar BK. Long-term enhancement of skeletal muscle mass and strength by single gene administration of myostatin inhibitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2008;105(11):4318-4322. PMID… PMID 18334646research article

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Frequently asked

Have CJC-1295 and Follistatin-344 been studied together?

Researchers have published mechanistic-level co-administration discussion of CJC-1295 and Follistatin-344. 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 Follistatin-344 share?

CJC-1295 and Follistatin-344 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 Follistatin-344?

CJC-1295: Not approved. Follistatin-344: Not approved (Phase 1/2 gene therapy). 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 Follistatin-344?

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 Follistatin-344 profile. The Kalios Stack Research Tool hub lists every compound covered.

Last updated: April 2026