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Comment
. 2009 Aug;5(8):425-7.
doi: 10.1038/nrendo.2009.146.

Pituitary gland: Medical therapy for acromegaly: can we predict response?

Andrea Giustina, Teresa Porcelli
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Pituitary gland: Medical therapy for acromegaly: can we predict response?

Andrea Giustina et al. Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2009 Aug.

Abstract

Response to medical therapy for acromegaly is highly variable, with few predictive factors available to help clinicians make informed treatment choices. Researchers in the UK now suggest that prior radiotherapy might influence an individual's response to secondary therapy with dopamine agonists or somatostatin analogs.

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