Combined therapy of somatostatin analogues and dopamine agonists in the treatment of pituitary tumours.

Abstract:

:Pituitary tumours express both somatostatin and dopamine receptors. Medical treatment with somatostatin analogues is a cornerstone of GH- and TSH-secreting tumours, while treatment with dopamine agonists is a cornerstone of prolactin-secreting tumours. Dopamine agonists have also demonstrated some efficacy in patients with GH- and TSH-secreting adenomas. Neither ACTH-secreting nor clinically non-functioning tumours have a well-established medical treatment. Nevertheless, some recent results have indicated a potential usefulness of the dopamine agonist cabergoline in patients with pituitary-dependent Cushing's disease. Combination treatment with both somatostatin analogues and dopamine agonists has been poorly investigated. Some studies conducted in small series have documented an additive effect of both drugs in patients with GH-secreting adenomas. Of mention is that none of the studies were randomised and cross-sectional so that the results should be confirmed by other well-designed studies. No data are available in other pituitary tumour histotypes. Preliminary observations in patients with clinically non-functioning adenomas are very promising.

journal_name

Eur J Endocrinol

authors

Colao A,Filippella M,Pivonello R,Di Somma C,Faggiano A,Lombardi G

doi

10.1530/eje.1.02348

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2007-04-01 00:00:00

pages

S57-S63

eissn

0804-4643

issn

1479-683X

pii

1560057

journal_volume

156 Suppl 1

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