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Treatment of Acromegaly with SMS 201–995 (Sandostatin®): Clinical, Biochemical and Morphologic Study

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Sandostatin® in the Treatment of Acromegaly

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Current therapy of acromegaly is unsatisfactory, and in a significant proportion of acromegalic patients the disease remains clinically active after all approved therapeutic modalities (surgery, irradiation and bromocriptine) have been exhausted.

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  1. Departments of Internal Medicine, Pathology, Surgery, Radiology and Pediatrics, Veterans Administration, University Hospitals, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

    A. L. Barkan, R. V. Lloyd, W. F. Chandler, M. K. Hatfield, S. S. Gebarski, R. P. Kelch & I. Z. Beitins

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  1. Rotterdam, University Hospital, Dijkzigt, Dr Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Steven W. J. Lamberts M.D.

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Barkan, A.L. et al. (1988). Treatment of Acromegaly with SMS 201–995 (Sandostatin®): Clinical, Biochemical and Morphologic Study. In: Lamberts, S.W.J. (eds) Sandostatin® in the Treatment of Acromegaly. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73694-0_14

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