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Review
. 2019 Nov;181(5):R173-R183.
doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0074.

ANNIVERSARY REVIEW: Octreotide, 40 years later

Steven W J Lamberts  1 , Leo J Hofland  1
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Review

ANNIVERSARY REVIEW: Octreotide, 40 years later

Steven W J Lamberts et al. Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

Octreotide remains 40 years after its development a drug, which is commonly used in the treatment of acromegaly and GEP-NETs. Very little innovation that competes with this drug occurred over this period. This review discusses several aspects of 40 years of clinical use of octreotide, including the application of radiolabeled forms of the peptide.

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