A 12-Month Phase 3 Study of Pasireotide in Cushing's Disease
Author(s) -
Annamaria Colao,
Stephan Petersenn,
John NewellPrice,
James W. Findling,
Feng Gu,
Mario Maldonado,
U Schoenherr,
Dipl.-Biol.,
David Mills,
Luiz Roberto Salgado,
Beverly M.K. Biller
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1105743
Subject(s) - medicine , pasireotide , cushing's disease , urinary system , somatostatin , gastroenterology , endocrinology , somatostatin receptor , cushing syndrome , octreotide , urology , disease , acromegaly , hormone , growth hormone
Cushing's disease is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Pasireotide, a potential therapy, has a unique, broad somatostatin-receptor-binding profile, with high binding affinity for somatostatin-receptor subtype 5.
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