[HTML][HTML] Real-world experience with pasireotide-LAR in resistant acromegaly: a single center 1-year observation

M Stelmachowska-Banaś, I Czajka-Oraniec, A Tomasik… - Pituitary, 2022 - Springer
Context Pasireotide-LAR, a second-generation somatostatin receptor ligand (SRL), is
recommended for patients with acromegaly as second-line treatment. Its efficacy and safety …

Pasireotide effects on biochemical control and glycometabolic profile in acromegaly patients switched from combination therapies or unconventional dosages of …

G Corica, R Pirchio, A Milioto, F Nista, A Arecco… - Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose To evaluate the impact of pasireotide (PAS) therapy on hormonal and
glycometabolic outcome in patients with acromegaly previously treated with combination …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical and radiological predictors of biochemical response to first-line treatment with somatostatin receptor ligands in acromegaly: a real-life perspective

F Nista, G Corica, L Castelletti, K Khorrami… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background First-generation somatostatin receptor ligands (fg-SRLs) represent the first-line
medical treatment for acromegaly, recommended in patients with persistent disease after …

Digital quantification of somatostatin receptor subtype 2a immunostaining: a validation study

C Campana, PM van Koetsveld… - European Journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Objective The aim of this study was to develop an open-source and reproducible digital
quantitative analysis (DIA) of somatostatin receptor subtype 2a (SST2) staining in formalin …

[HTML][HTML] gsp Mutation Is Not a Molecular Biomarker of Long-Term Response to First-Generation Somatostatin Receptor Ligands in Acromegaly

LE Wildemberg, D Henriques, PCL Elias, CHA Lima… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Acromegaly treatment consists of surgical, medical, and radiation therapy.
First-generation somatostatin receptor ligands are the mainstay of medical therapy, with …

Growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas show distinct extrasellar extension patterns compared to nonfunctional pituitary adenomas

DJ Pangal, D Wishart, MS Shiroishi, J Ruzevick… - Pituitary, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Patterns of extension of pituitary adenomas (PA) may vary according to PA subtype.
Understanding extrasellar extension patterns in growth hormone PAs (GHPA) vis-a-vis …

Emerging drugs for the treatment of acromegaly

C Campana, G Corica, F Nista… - Expert Opinion on …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Acromegaly is a disease characterized by elevated growth hormone (GH) and
insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels. Surgery is the only curative treatment, while …

[HTML][HTML] Octreotide and Pasireotide Combination Treatment in Somatotroph Tumor Cells: Predominant Role of SST2 in Mediating Ligand Effects

J Amarù, F Barbieri, M Arvigo, A Solari, A Bajetto… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary First-generation somatostatin receptor ligands, such as octreotide, are the
first-line medical therapy in acromegaly. Octreotide shows preferential binding for …

A brief atlas of insulin

E Ayan, H DeMirci - Current Diabetes Reviews, 2023 - ingentaconnect.com
Insulin is an essential factor for mammalian organisms: a regulator of glucose metabolism
and other key signaling pathways. Insulin is also a multifunctional hormone whose absence …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of Myc-Associated Protein X (MAX) regulation in growth hormone secreting and nonfunctional pituitary adenoma

DW Tucker, DJ Pangal, R Du, AS Gogia, A Tafreshi… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Many patients with growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma (GHPA) fail to
achieve biochemical remission, warranting investigation into epigenetic and molecular …