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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to describe most characteristic association of signs and symptoms present at the time of acromegaly diagnosis.
The aim of the study is to identify predictive factors for the response to Lanreotide treatment in Acromegaly as well as in Neuroendocrine Tumours.
This study investigates fat distribution in people with acromegaly. The investigator is also investigating the change of fat distribution before and after treatment of acromegaly. The investigator will compare the results of people with acromegaly to the results of healthy volunteers.
The purpose of this study is to allow continued use of pasireotide in patients who are on pasireotide treatment in a Novartis-sponsored study and are benefiting from the treatment as judged by the investigator.
The investigators hypothesize that treatment of acromegaly will be associated with an improvement in quality of life compared to active acromegaly. At the same time, they will also be studying the effects of different acromegaly treatments on the quality of life.
The treatment with SA still leaves some questions unanswered. Firstly, SA treatment often results in a concomitant suppression of the insulin secretion, which might lead to clinically significant glucose intolerance. Secondly, the traditional evaluation of disease activity by measuring circulating levels of GH and total IGF-I is not reliable enough Hypotheses: Treatment of acromegaly with SA versus surgery alone is associated with: - Glucose intolerance despite normalized insulin sensitivity - Modified peripheral GH activity in peripheral target organs assessed on molecular endpoints
To evaluate efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of pasireotide LAR in Japanese patients with active acromegaly or pituitary gigantism. Primary objective was to assess the total-group efficacy of pasireotide LAR on the reduction of mean GH levels to < 2.5 µg/L and the normalization of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) at 3 months of study treatment.
Treatment of acromegaly with somatostatin analogs (SA) is well-established and are primarily used after insufficient surgical intervention, but also as primary medical treatment in selected patients. Evaluation of treatment control is based on monitoring blood levels of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I). However, evaluation of disease control during SA treatment is not always straightforward. It is usually based on normalization of IGF-I and achievement of a certain GH level. In approximately 40% of patients discordant values of GH and IGF-I levels are seen after treatment with SA, with normalized IGF-I levels, despite elevated GH levels. The mechanism behind this observation is unknown, but it indicates that SA may affect this difference. The primary objective of this study is to investigate if disease control during SA treatment is best achieved by monitoring either GH or IGF-I.
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the Calcium homeostasis in adult patients with uncontrolled acromegaly. The measurements will be repeated 3-6 months after the treatment of acromegaly (surgical or medical). The control group consists of patients with nonfunctioning pituitary tumors who will undergo surgical removal.
This is a prospective, multi-center observational study designed to address patient-reported nasal outcomes in adults undergoing endoscopic and microscopic surgical removal of pituitary tumors. The primary objective of this study is to determine the difference in nasal outcomes by using the Anterior Skull Base (ASK) Nasal survey between patients treated with endoscopic surgical technique and those treated with microscopic surgical technique. Patients will be given the ASK Nasal survey to assess their nasal functioning and overall health before their surgery, and at post-operative visits 1-2 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months.