Lanreotide as Primary Treatment for Acromegalic Patients With Pituitary Gland Macroadenoma

Summary

Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH) and mainly due to benign tumour localized in the pituitary gland. The disease develops insidiously, causing a gradual progression of symptoms; consequently most patients are diagnosed in their fourth decade of life. Administration of somatostatin analogues such as lanreotide have been shown to result in normalisation or the decrease of GH and insulin growth factor (IGF-1) levels and improvement of clinical symptoms in acromegalic patients. The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether lanreotide is also effective on tumour volume reduction (tumour shrinkage) and the benefits of this potential tumour shrinkage on disease symptoms and patient's quality of life.

Timeline

Start

2008-05

Primary completion

2012-02

Completion

2012-02

Publications

• Results Caron PJ, Bevan JS, Petersenn S, Flanagan D, Tabarin A, Prevost G, Maisonobe P, Clermont A; PRIMARYS Investigators. Tumor shrinkage with lanreotide Autogel 120 mg as primary therapy in acromegaly: results of a prospective multicenter clinical trial. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Apr;99(4):1282-90. doi: 10.1210/jc.2013-3318. Epub 2013 Jan 1.
• Caron PJ, Bevan JS, Petersenn S, Houchard A, Sert C, Webb SM; PRIMARYS Investigators Group. Effects of lanreotide Autogel primary therapy on symptoms and quality-of-life in acromegaly: data from the PRIMARYS study. Pituitary. 2016 Apr;19(2):149-57. doi: 10.1007/s11102-015-0693-y.

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