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Therapeutic effect of presurgical treatment with longacting octreotide (Sandostatin® LAR®) in patients with acromegaly

Marek Bolanowski1, Wojciech Zgliczyński2, Jerzy Sowiński3, Agata Bałdys-Waligórska45, Grażyna Bednarek-Tupikowska1, Przemysław Witek26, Grzegorz Zieliński7, Włodzimierz Liebert8, Lucyna Siemińska9, Elżbieta Andrysiak-Mamos10, Bogdan Marek911, Dariusz Kajdaniuk911, Joanna Malicka12, Violetta Rosiek913, Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska1, CSMS995BPL03 Investigators
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Pubmed: 32901908
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Endokrynol Pol 2020;71(4):285-291.
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  1. Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Isotope Therapy, Wrocław Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  2. Department of Endocrinology, Medical Centre Postgraduate Education, Warszawa, Poland
  3. Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Internal Medicine, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
  4. Department of Endocrinology and Internal Medicine, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Krakow, Poland
  5. Department of Endocrinology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
  6. Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
  7. Department of Neurosurgery, Military Medical Institute, Warsaw, Poland
  8. Department of Neurosurgery and Neurotraumatology, University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland
  9. Department of Pathophysiology and Endocrinology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  10. Department of Endocrinology, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
  11. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Regional Hospital, Rybnik, Poland 12Department of
  12. Department of Endocrinology, Medical University, Lublin, Poland
  13. Department of Endocrinology and Neuroendocrine Tumours, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland

open access

Vol 71, No 4 (2020)
Original Paper
Submitted: 2020-05-09
Accepted: 2020-05-12
Published online: 2020-08-06

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect and the safety of pre-surgical treatment with long-acting octreotide in patients with acromegaly. Material and methods: This project was conducted in 25 centres across Poland as a non-interventional, multicentre, observational study in patients with acromegaly, in which long-acting octreotide Sandostatin® LAR®) was administered before surgery. They were 148 patients included into the study: 88 females and 60 males aged 18–86 years (51.3 ± 13.4). Results: Eighty patients completed the study (underwent tumour surgery). The CRF included: baseline visit, four follow-up visits every three months before surgery, and two follow-up visits every three months after surgery. Sandostatin® LAR® was administered every four weeks. The efficacy measures were as follows: change of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, number of patients fulfilling criteria of cure, and change of adenoma (micro- and macroadenomas) size during the treatment. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 42.4 and 49.1% of patients at the end of medical therapy, respectively. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 77.9 and 83.8% of patients after surgery, respectively. Reduction of microadenoma size was documented in 58.8% of patients, and in 70% of patients with macroadenomas at the end of medical therapy. In 74.0% of patients no pituitary tumour was shown on MRI after surgery. Conclusion: We have shown good surgical outcome in patients with acromegaly after pre-treatment with somatostatin analogue, and good tolerance and safety of the therapy, supporting the national recommendation for pre-surgical treatment with long-acting somatostatin analogues in acromegaly patients.

Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to assess the therapeutic effect and the safety of pre-surgical treatment with long-acting octreotide in patients with acromegaly. Material and methods: This project was conducted in 25 centres across Poland as a non-interventional, multicentre, observational study in patients with acromegaly, in which long-acting octreotide Sandostatin® LAR®) was administered before surgery. They were 148 patients included into the study: 88 females and 60 males aged 18–86 years (51.3 ± 13.4). Results: Eighty patients completed the study (underwent tumour surgery). The CRF included: baseline visit, four follow-up visits every three months before surgery, and two follow-up visits every three months after surgery. Sandostatin® LAR® was administered every four weeks. The efficacy measures were as follows: change of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels, number of patients fulfilling criteria of cure, and change of adenoma (micro- and macroadenomas) size during the treatment. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 42.4 and 49.1% of patients at the end of medical therapy, respectively. Normalisation of GH and IGF-1 concentrations were obtained in 77.9 and 83.8% of patients after surgery, respectively. Reduction of microadenoma size was documented in 58.8% of patients, and in 70% of patients with macroadenomas at the end of medical therapy. In 74.0% of patients no pituitary tumour was shown on MRI after surgery. Conclusion: We have shown good surgical outcome in patients with acromegaly after pre-treatment with somatostatin analogue, and good tolerance and safety of the therapy, supporting the national recommendation for pre-surgical treatment with long-acting somatostatin analogues in acromegaly patients.

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acromegaly; presurgical pharmacotherapy; neurosurgery

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Therapeutic effect of presurgical treatment with longacting octreotide (Sandostatin® LAR®) in patients with acromegaly

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Endokrynologia Polska

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Vol 71, No 4 (2020)

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Original paper

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285-291

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2020-08-06

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10.5603/EP.a2020.0050

Pubmed

32901908

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Endokrynol Pol 2020;71(4):285-291.

Keywords

acromegaly
presurgical pharmacotherapy
neurosurgery

Authors

Marek Bolanowski
Wojciech Zgliczyński
Jerzy Sowiński
Agata Bałdys-Waligórska
Grażyna Bednarek-Tupikowska
Przemysław Witek
Grzegorz Zieliński
Włodzimierz Liebert
Lucyna Siemińska
Elżbieta Andrysiak-Mamos
Bogdan Marek
Dariusz Kajdaniuk
Joanna Malicka
Violetta Rosiek
Aleksandra Jawiarczyk-Przybyłowska
CSMS995BPL03 Investigators

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