title: Treatment of relapsing bleeding peptic ulcers with the somatostatin analogue SMS 201 995 in a patient with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.
abstract: SMS 201-995 is an octapeptide analogue of natural somatostatin characterized by pharmacological properties similar to those of somatostatin itself. In addition, its serum half-life of about 60 minutes after i.v. injection is significantly longer than that of the natural compound. A patient with active bleeding from a peptic ulcer jejuni due to a Zollinger-Ellison syndrome was successfully treated with SMS 201-995. Bleeding stopped after continuous infusion (25 micrograms/h) within the first 24 hours of infusion. The serum gastrin concentration dropped from 3,300 pg/ml to 170 pg/ ml (normal range 40-100 pg/ml). Continuation of the treatment by subcutaneous injections of SMS 201-995 (100 micrograms twice daily) maintained serum gastrin concentrations between 300 to 400 pg/ml over a period of 8 months. Side effects have not been observed. Four subsequent endoscopic examinations have revealed no ulcer relapse.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Wörmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kutz
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ottenjann
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015282:Octreotide; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D012008:Recurrence; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015043:Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D013004:Somatostatin; D015282:Octreotide