Treatment of Pituitary Gigantism with the Growth Hormone Receptor Antagonist Pegvisomant

Context: Treatment of pituitary gigantism is complex and the results are usually unsatisfactory. Objective: The objective of the study was to describe the results of therapy of three children with pituitary gigantism by a GH receptor antagonist, pegvisomant. Design: This was a descriptive case serie...

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Main Authors: Goldenberg, Naila, Racine, Michael S., Thomas, Pamela, Degnan, Bernard, Chandler, William, Barkan, Ariel
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Endocrine Society 2008
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Clinical Review
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2515082/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18492755
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2007-2283
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