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Primary medical therapy for acromegaly
Author(s) -
Sheppard Michael C.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
clinical endocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.055
H-Index - 147
eISSN - 1365-2265
pISSN - 0300-0664
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01734.x
Subject(s) - acromegaly , medical therapy , medicine , radiation therapy , medical treatment , endocrinology , intensive care medicine , growth hormone , hormone
Summary There is now considerable evidence that the clinical outcome in patients with acromegaly can be improved very substantially by means of better surgical expertise and effective medical therapies used in a flexible and innovative manner. Medical therapy alone in patients who have not undergone surgery or radiotherapy (primary medical therapy) offers the prospect of near normalisation of GH/IGF‐I levels together with substantial tumour shrinkage in a significant number of patients.