Factors associated with therapeutic response in acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly in Spain

Factors associated with therapeutic response in acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly in Spain

ContextSome reports suggest that acromegaly in elderly patients has a more benign clinical behavior and could have a better response to first-generation long-acting somatostatin receptor ligands (SRL). However, there is no specific therapeutic protocol for this special subgroup of patients.Objective...

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Main Authors: Betina Biagetti, Pedro Iglesias, Rocío Villar-Taibo, María-Dolores Moure, Miguel Paja, Marta Araujo-Castro, Jessica Ares, Cristina Álvarez-Escola, Almudena Vicente, Èlia Álvarez Guivernau, Iria Novoa-Testa, Fernando Guerrero Perez, Rosa Cámara, Beatriz Lecumberri, Carlos García Gómez, Ignacio Bernabéu, Laura Manjón, Sonia Gaztambide, Fernando Cordido, Susan M. Webb, Edelmiro Luis Menéndez-Torre, Juan J. Díez, Rafael Simó, Manel Puig-Domingo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
acromegaly
elderly
growth hormone
IGF-1 (insulin-like growth factor 1)
somatostatin analog
surgery
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2022.984877/full

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