Management of Acromegaly With Pasireotide LAR: A Case Study of Sustained Biochemical Control and Tumor Volume Reduction Without Worsening of Glycemia

ABSTRACT: Objective: Pasireotide long-acting release (LAR), a next-generation, multireceptor-targeted somatostatin analogue with high binding affinity to somatostatin receptor type 5, has been shown to be superior to octreotide LAR in inducing biochemical control in a multicenter, phase III clinical...

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Main Author: Kevin C.J. Yuen, MD, FRCP (UK)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:AACE Clinical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520305927