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Long-term treatment of somatostatin analog-refractory growth hormone-secreting pituitary tumors with pegvisomant alone or combined with long-acting somatostatin analogs: a retrospective analysis of clinical practice and outcomes

  • Antonio Bianchi*
  • , F Valentini
  • , R Iuorio
  • , M Poggi
  • , R Baldelli
  • , M Passeri
  • , Antonella Giampietro
  • , Linda Tartaglione
  • , Sabrina Chiloiro
  • , M Appetecchia
  • , P Gargiulo
  • , A Fabbri
  • , V Toscano
  • , Alfredo Pontecorvi
  • , Laura De Marinis
  • *Autore corrispondente per questo lavoro

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Abstract

Pegvisomant (PEGV) is widely used, alone or with somatostatin analogs (SSA), for GH-secreting pituitary tumors poorly controlled by SSAs alone. No information is available on specific indications for or relative efficacies of PEGV+SSA versus PEGV monotherapy. Aim of our study was to characterize real-life clinical use of PEGV vs. PEGV+SSA for SSA-resistant acromegaly (patient selection, long-term outcomes, adverse event rates, doses required to achieve control).
Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)40-40
Numero di pagine1
RivistaJournal of Experimental and Clinical Cancer Research
Volume32
Numero di pubblicazioneGiugno
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2013

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oncologia
  • Ricerca sul Cancro

Keywords

  • Acromegaly
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Female
  • Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Adenoma
  • Hormonal
  • Human Growth Hormone
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Somatostatin
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

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