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ea0026p288 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Pegvisomant therapy in acromegaly: a multicenter observational study

Bianchi A , Tilaro L , Valentini F , Gargiulo P , Poggi M , Baldelli R , Passeri M , De Marinis L

Patients with acromegaly resistant to conventional drug treatment currently can advantage with GH-receptor antagonist pegvisomant. To date, at doses up to 40 mg/day, it is capable of normalizing circulating IGF1 in until 97% of patients. Here we present the multicenter experience in Rome with Pegvisomant as a therapeutic option in acromegaly. This is an observational study including a total of 61 patients (21 males and 40 females) treated with pegvisomant for up to 7 years. Of...