Surgical Debulking of Pituitary Adenomas

Summary

This is a randomized, multicenter trial with stratification done by a single radiologist at the coordinating center (NYU), and patients with comparable disease will be randomized to Sandostatin LAR treatment administered 1 time per month by IM injection for 3 months before (Arm A) or, for non-cured patients, after (Arm B) surgery. All patients will undergo transsphenoidal hypophysectomy. The impact of surgical debulking on responsiveness to Sandostatin LAR will be evaluated.The primary objective of this trial will be to determine whether surgery (debulking of pituitary adenomas) improves the response of patients with acromegaly to treatment with Octreotide LAR, when compared to Octreotide LAR therapy alone.

Timeline

Start

2004-04

Primary completion

2010-07

Completion

2011-12

Drugs

Indications