title: Administration of high-dose octreotide (Sandostatin) by continuous subcutaneous infusion for the treatment of acromegaly.
abstract: Patients with active acromegaly were treated with octreotide (SMS 201-995, Sandostatin; Sandoz Pharmaceuticals) given in high dosage by continuous subcutaneous administration (CSI). Serum growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) concentrations were rapidly and consistently reduced to the normal range and maintained for up to 14 weeks of study. Maximal inhibition of GH and IGF-1 secretion was obtained at a dose of 600 micrograms/24 h; all except 1 of the 7 patients were able to tolerate a higher dose of 1,600 micrograms/24 h. A single patient failed to show GH suppression at any dosage of octreotide. Computed tomographic evidence of tumour shrinkage was not demonstrated in these 7 patients, although in 2 patients subsequently studied by us definite tumour shrinkage was observed. These data show that the administration of octreotide by CSI is a highly satisfactory method for persistently lowering GH and IGF-1 concentrations in acromegalic patients sensitive to this drug.
authors.affiliation: Endocrine Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chatterjee
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mother
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hall
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Baister
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kendall-Taylor
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000032:analysis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D013004:Somatostatin; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013006:Growth Hormone; D015282:Octreotide