Journal article
Predictive Markers for Postsurgical Medical Management of Acromegaly: A Systematic Review and Consensus Treatment Guideline
Abstract
Objective: To clarify the selection of medical therapy following transsphenoidal surgery in patients with acromegaly, based on growth hormone (GH)/insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) response and glucometabolic control. Methods: We carried out a systematic literature review on three of the best studied and most practical predictive markers of the response to somatostatin analogues (SSAs): somatostatin receptor (SSTR) expression, tumor …
Authors
Ezzat S; Caspar-Bell GM; Chik CL; Denis M-C; Domingue M-È; Imran SA; Johnson MD; Lochnan HA; Nyomba BLG; Prebtani A
Journal
Endocrine Practice, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 379–393
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
4 2019
DOI
10.4158/ep-2018-0500
ISSN
1530-891X