Aggressive corticotroph tumors and carcinomas

H Lasolle, A Vasiljevic, E Jouanneau… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Pituitary tumors are generally benign, although in rare cases aggressive pituitary tumors
(APTs) and carcinomas present important diagnostic and therapeutic challenges and are …

Treatment of aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas: results of a European Society of Endocrinology (ESE) survey 2016

A McCormack, OM Dekkers, S Petersenn… - European Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Objective To collect outcome data in a large cohort of patients with aggressive pituitary
tumours (APT)/carcinomas (PC) and specifically report effects of temozolomide (TMZ) …

Efficacy of temozolomide therapy in patients with aggressive pituitary adenomas and carcinomas—a German survey

U Elbelt, SM Schlaffer, M Buchfelder… - The Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Context Despite growing evidence that temozolomide (TMZ) therapy is effective for the
treatment of aggressive pituitary tumors (APTs) or carcinomas (PCs), individual therapy …

Aggressive pituitary tumors

E Chatzellis, KI Alexandraki, II Androulakis… - …, 2015 - karger.com
Pituitary adenomas are common intracranial tumors that are mainly considered as benign.
Rarely, these tumors can exhibit an aggressive behavior, characterized by gross invasion of …

Aggressive silent corticotroph adenoma progressing to pituitary carcinoma. The role of temozolomide therapy

O Moshkin, LV Syro, BW Scheithauer, LD Ortiz… - Hormones, 2011 - Springer
Temozolomide (TMZ) has recently been recommended as a novel approach in the
management of aggressive pituitary tumors. Herein, we present the case of a 43-year-old …

Temozolomide treatment can improve overall survival in aggressive pituitary tumors and pituitary carcinomas

H Lasolle, C Cortet, F Castinetti, L Cloix… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Only few retrospective studies have reported an efficacy rate of temozolomide
(TMZ) in pituitary tumors (PT), all around 50%. However, the long-term survival of treated …

Aggressive pituitary tumours: the role of temozolomide and the assessment of MGMT status

AI McCormack, JAH Wass… - European journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Eur J Clin Invest 2011; 41 (10): 1133–1148 Abstract Background Aggressive pituitary
tumours are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Treatment options are often …

Immunotherapy in corticotroph and lactotroph aggressive tumors and carcinomas: two case reports and a review of the literature

C Duhamel, MD Ilie, H Salle, AS Nassouri… - Journal of Personalized …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Once temozolomide has failed, no other treatment is recommended for pituitary carcinomas
and aggressive pituitary tumors. Recently, the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has …

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 …

European Society of Endocrinology Clinical Practice Guidelines for the management of aggressive pituitary tumours and carcinomas

G Raverot, P Burman, A McCormack… - European journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Pituitary tumours are common and easily treated by surgery or medical
treatment in most cases. However, a small subset of pituitary tumours does not respond to …