Is there a role for early chemotherapy in the management of pituitary adenomas?

AL Lin, MW Sum, LM DeAngelis - Neuro-oncology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Pituitary adenomas are benign intracranial neoplasms that are frequently well-controlled
with standard treatments that include surgical resection, radiotherapy, and agents that …

Temozolomide therapy for aggressive functioning pituitary adenomas refractory to surgery and radiation: a case series

JT Jordan, JJ Miller, T Cushing, M Seijo… - Neuro-Oncology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Treatment of aggressive pituitary adenomas typically involves a multimodality
approach based on histopathological features and may include pharmacotherapy, surgery …

Therapeutic innovations in endocrine diseases–part 3: temozolomide and future therapeutics for aggressive pituitary tumors and carcinomas

H Lasolle, G Raverot - La Presse Médicale, 2016 - Elsevier
Pituitary tumors are the most frequent intracranial tumor and classically considered as
benign. However, clinical evidence and recent advances in pathological and molecular …

Temozolomide therapy in patients with aggressive pituitary adenomas or carcinomas

M Losa, F Bogazzi, S Cannavo, F Ceccato… - Journal of Neuro …, 2016 - Springer
Temozolomide is effective in some patients with progressive pituitary adenoma or
carcinoma. We report a survey study of Italian patients treated with Temozolomide because …

Approach to the treatment of a patient with an aggressive pituitary tumor

AL Lin, MTA Donoghue, SL Wardlaw… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
A small subset of pituitary adenomas grows despite maximal treatment with standard
therapies; namely, surgery and radiotherapy. These aggressive tumors demonstrate 2 …

Use of temozolomide in aggressive pituitary tumors: case report

S Mohammed, K Kovacs, W Mason, H Smyth… - …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVE: The management of aggressive pituitary macroadenomas represents a
challenge to neurosurgeons. These tumors are very difficult to treat, owing mainly to their …

65 YEARS OF THE DOUBLE HELIX: Treatment of pituitary tumors with temozolomide: an update

LV Syro, F Rotondo, LD Ortiz… - Endocrine-Related …, 2018 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Temozolomide is an alkylating chemotherapeutic agent used in malignant neuroendocrine
neoplasia, melanoma, brain metastases and an essential component of adjuvant therapy in …

Salvage therapy with temozolomide in patients with aggressive or metastatic pituitary adenomas: experience in six cases

M Losa, E Mazza, MR Terreni… - European Journal of …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objective The prognosis of either pituitary carcinoma or aggressive pituitary adenoma
resistant to standard therapies is poor. We assessed the efficacy of treatment with …

Temozolomide therapy for aggressive pituitary tumors: results in a small series of patients from Argentina

OD Bruno, L Juárez-Allen… - International Journal …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated results of temozolomide (TMZ) therapy in six patients, aged 34–78 years,
presenting aggressive pituitary tumors. In all the patients tested O6‐methylguanine‐DNA …

How effective is temozolomide for treating pituitary tumours and when should it be used?

C Halevy, BC Whitelaw - Pituitary, 2017 - Springer
Temozolomide (TMZ) has been shown as an effective treatment option in aggressive
pituitary adenomas and carcinomas. This review analyses the published case series and …