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The morbidity and the mortality in acromegalic patients closely correspond to growth hormone (GH) levels and therefore efficient long-term treatment is important.
Neurosurgery is the first choice of treatment in acromegalic patients. Surgery normalizes GH levels in about 80% of patients with microadenomas, but less than 50 % of patients with macroadenomas respond sufficiently to surgery alone. In most patients, additional medical therapy is therefore needed.
Somatostatin analogues have successfully been used in treatment of acromegaly if surgery or radiotherapy can not lead to normal GH and IGF-I levels. Lanreotide Autogel (LAN) is a new formulation of lanreotide consisting of a prolonged release aqueous formulation, which can be injected intramuscularly or deep subcutaneously once every 28 days.
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The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of OCT and LAN in obtaining GH and IGF-I levels according to the 2000 Consensus. Furthermore, we wanted to evaluate which treatment modality resulted in the lowest possible IGF-I and GH levels and the highest patient satisfaction.
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Introduction The morbidity and the mortality in acromegalic patients closely correspond to growth hormone (GH) levels and therefore efficient long-term treatment is important (1).
Neurosurgery is the first choice of treatment in acromegalic patients. Surgery normalizes GH levels in about 80% of patients with microadenomas, but less than 50 % of patients with macroadenomas respond sufficiently to surgery alone (1). In most patients, additional medical therapy is therefore needed.
Somatostatin analogues have successfully been used in treatment of acromegaly if surgery or radiotherapy can not lead to normal GH and IGF-I levels (2, 3, 4, 5). Lanreotide Autogel (LAN) is a new formulation of lanreotide consisting of a prolonged release aqueous formulation, which can be injected intramuscularly or deep subcutaneously once every 28 days.
Aim The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy of OCT and LAN in obtaining GH and IGF-I levels according to the 2000 Consensus. Furthermore, we wanted to evaluate which treatment modality resulted in the lowest possible IGF-I and GH levels and the highest patient satisfaction.
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Design The study is designed as a randomized cross-over trial. Patients will be randomized to receive either OCT or LAN for 6 months and will be then changed to the opposite therapy for 6 months without interruption between the two therapies Both OCT and LAN will be administered once every 28 days. OCT will be given intramuscularly and LAN deep subcutaneously by the patients' general practitioner or by a study nurse. At times 0, 4, 6, 10, and 12 months, the patients will be attended for clinical evaluation, at the department of Endocrinology, Odense University Hospital.
Patients previously treated with OCT will receive unchanged doses of OCT during the study period and OCT dose will use to calculate LAN doses. The administered OCT dose will be determined as the dose necessary to obtain normal IGF-I levels and/or GH<1mU/l (<0.4 μg/ l) or alternatively the highest tolerated dose.
The LAN doses will be calculated using the OCT doses as follows: 10 mg OCT ≈ 60 mg LAN; 20 mg OCT ≈ 90 mg LAN; 30 mg OCT ≈ 120 mg LAN.
Evaluation program (at 0, 4, 6, 10, 12 months) Clinical evaluation: weight, blood pressure, inspection of the injection site and evaluation of possible side effects.
Analyses: GH and IGF-I, prolactin, thyroid hormone, oestrogen, testosterone, LH, and FSH, fasting plasma glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin, liver enzymes levels.
The study will be supported by Beaufor Ipsen Industry and further technical assistance will be supplied by Endocrinology Department, Odense University Hospital.
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