ea0007p212 | Steroids | BES2004
Hull S
, Sheridan B
, Atkinson A
Existing treatments for pituitary-dependent Cushing's Syndrome include pituitary or adrenal surgery, pituitary irradiation and medical therapy. Pituitary microsurgery is the usual therapy of first choice but is not always successful in achieving early apparent remission and is associated with significant late relapses. An effective drug therapy for humans would be a major advance as there is significant morbidity and mortality in Cushing's Syndrome. Recent elegant in vitro and...