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CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 74, Issue 6, Pages 736-743Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2011.03982.x
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- Novartis
- Pfizer
- Novartis Norway AS
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P>Objective Treatment with somatostatin analogues is the primary medical treatment of acromegaly. Controversies still exist whether acute octreotide effect predicts long-term biochemical effects, tumour regression or surgical cure. This prospective study investigates effect of 6-month treatment with octreotide long-acting repeatable (LAR) on insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and growth hormone (GH) levels, pituitary function, tumour regression and postoperative cure in de novo acromegalic patients. Design and methods After a baseline evaluation including fasting hormone levels, MRI scan and an acute 50 mu g octreotide test, 32 patients were treated with octreotide LAR 20 mg every 28th day for 6 months before surgery. Treatment effects on IGF-1 and GH levels, serum hormone levels and tumour volume were monitored. Surgical cure was evaluated 3 months postoperatively. Results Mean tumour volume reduction was 35%, in one-third of the patients more than 50%, while approximately one-third achieved biochemical remission evaluated by normalized IGF-1 levels. The GH reduction following an acute octreotide test was 81 +/- 19% and associated with long-term GH reduction (r = 0 center dot 78, P < 0 center dot 0005). However, neither acute (r = 0 center dot 29, P = 0 center dot 12) nor the long-term octreotide effect (r = 0 center dot 11, P = 0 center dot 58) on GH levels was associated with tumour volume reduction and did not predict subsequent surgical cure. Conclusion Six months of long-acting octreotide using a fixed dose, 1/3 of the patients came in biochemical remission, while 2/3 had significant tumour reduction. Moreover, an acute effect of octreotide seemed to be a prerequisite for long-term effect.
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