Abstract
Pasireotide (SOM230) is a novel multireceptor ligand somatostatin analog with affinity for somatostatin receptor subtypes sst(1-3) and sst(5). Because most GH-secreting pituitary adenomas express sst(2) and sst(5), pasireotide has the potential to be more effective than the sst(2)-preferential somatostatin analogs octreotide and lanreotide.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2781-9 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM) |
Volume | 95 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2010 |
Keywords
- Acromegaly
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Blood Glucose
- Cross-Over Studies
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Double-Blind Method
- Endpoint Determination
- Female
- Human Growth Hormone
- Humans
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Octreotide
- Pituitary Neoplasms
- Somatostatin
- Young Adult