Cushing’s disease: is pasireotide LAR a breakthrough in adjuvant therapy after unsuccessful surgery? Review article

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Published: Dec 18, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24292/01.OR.211217
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pasiretoide, cortisol, corticotrophin, Cushing's diesease, diabets

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Przemysław Witek
Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Internal Diseases, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw
Marta Mazur
Doctoral Studies, Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw
Joanna Witek
Department of Diabetes, Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw

Abstract

Cushing’s disease is a rare endocrine disorder caused by ACTH-secreting pituitary adenoma. The treatment of choice is a transsphenoidal surgery performed by an experienced neurosurgeon. However, in some patients adjuvant treatment is required due to ineffective surgery or disease recurrence. This article discusses new aspects of pharmacological treatment of ACTH-dependent hypercortisolism in light of a recent publication reporting the efficacy and safety of once a month pasireotide LAR injections in Cushing’s disease

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Witek P, Mazur M, Witek J. Cushing’s disease: is pasireotide LAR a breakthrough in adjuvant therapy after unsuccessful surgery?. OncoReview [Internet]. 2017Dec.18 [cited 2024Nov.23];7(4(28):176-9. Available from: https://journalsmededu.pl/index.php/OncoReview/article/view/456
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Vol 7 No 4(28) (2017)
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ENDOCRINOLOGY IN ONCOLOGY

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