Novel Somatostatin Receptor Ligands Therapies for Acromegaly

Surgery is considered the treatment of choice in acromegaly, but patients with persistent disease after surgery or in whom surgery cannot be considered require medical therapy. Somatostatin receptor ligands (SRLs) octreotide (OCT), lanreotide, and the more recently approved pasireotide, characterize...

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Main Authors: Rosa Maria Paragliola, Roberto Salvatori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00078/full