[Medical treatment of pituitary adenoma].

Abstract

Dopamine agonists are able to restore ovulatory cycles in 80-90% of hyperprolactinemic patients and to reduce tumoral volume (often dramatically) in 80% of macroprolactinomas. Their side-effects will be reduced with the use of parenteral forms or new agonists currently in preparation. Somatostatin analogues administered either subcutaneously by three daily injections (octreotide) or intramusculary with a long-acting formulation every 10-15 days (lanreotide) are able to "normalize" GH levels in 70% of acromegalic patients and to shrink tumor in half of the patients. Side effects are generally minor but an increased incidence of gallstones has been reported. These somatostatin analogs are also very effective in the treatment of TSH-secreting adenomas. Medical treatment of other pituitary adenomas is much more disappointing.

• Authors: P Chanson
• Journal: La Revue du praticien (Rev Prat) Vol. 46 Issue 12 Pg. 1509-13 (Jun 15 1996) ISSN: 0035-2640 [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Traitements médicamenteux des adénomes hypophysaires.
• PMID: 8881166 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
• Antineoplastic Agents
• Dopamine Agonists
• Peptides, Cyclic
• lanreotide
• Bromocriptine
• Somatostatin
• Octreotide

Topics

• Adenoma (drug therapy)
• Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal (therapeutic use)
• Antineoplastic Agents (therapeutic use)
• Bromocriptine (therapeutic use)
• Dopamine Agonists (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Octreotide (therapeutic use)
• Peptides, Cyclic (therapeutic use)
• Pituitary Neoplasms (drug therapy)
• Somatostatin (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Treatment Outcome