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Pasireotide (SIGNIFOR) in acromegaly. After treatment failure: better than pegvisomant.

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In a trial including 198 patients in whom several lines of treatments had failed, pasireotide normalised IGF-1 and GH levels and sometimes reduced the size of the pituitary adenoma, but often at a cost of developing diabetes.

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In a trial including 198 patients in whom several lines of treatments had failed, pasireotide normalised IGF-1 and GH levels and sometimes reduced the size of the pituitary adenoma, but often at a cost of developing diabetes.

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In a trial including 198 patients in whom several lines of treatments had failed, pasireotide normalised IGF-1 and GH levels and sometimes reduced the size of the pituitary adenoma, but often at a cost of developing diabetes.

Key concepts: Acromegaly, Pasireotide, Pegvisomant, Medicine, Pituitary adenoma, Internal medicine, Diabetes mellitus, Endocrinology

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