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ea0037ep765 | Pituitary: clinical | ECE2015

Effectiveness and tolerability of lanreotide in acromegaly: a German database analysis

Dimopoulou Christina , Stormann Sylvere , Schopohl Jochen , Faust Johanna , Stalla Gunter Karl

Introduction: Somatostatin analogues (SSA) present the treatment of choice in patients with previously poorly controlled acromegaly.Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of acromegalic patients enrolled in the Network of Excellence for Neuroendocrine Tumors Munich and treated with the SSA lanreotide.Results: Fifty-six acromegalic patients (25 females; mean age 59 years; 33 with macroadenoma) switched to lanreotide from pre...