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ea0063gp239 | Anterior and Posterior Pituitary | ECE2019

Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in patients with giant aggressive pituitary tumors: experience of an Italian referral center and review of literature

Giuffrida Giuseppe , Ferrau Francesco , Laudicella Riccardo , Cotta Oana Ruxandra , Vento Antonio , Baldari Sergio , Cannavo Salvatore

Background: Pituitary tumours (PT) are generally benign, but they can rarely show an aggressive behaviour, invade surrounding structures and/or grow/recur despite multimodal treatment, making their management extremely challenging. According to the latest guidelines, temozolomide (TMZ) can be an option after failure of standard therapies in aggressive PT, while little data are available on alternative approaches such as peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT). Herein we r...