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The here reported results provide evidence about the difficulties in maintaining both GH and IGF-1 levels inside their reference values in acromegaly treatment. Ongoing research extends the evaluation results by enabling semantic interoperability between acromegaly databases based on openEHR specification.
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Patients treated with surgery or radiotherapy had a higher risk of VF progression in this cohort (P=0.030). Conclusions In this cohort of long-term well-controlled acromegalic patients, the prevalence and progression of VFs was high, showing that the deleterious effects of GH and IGF-1 excess on bone persist despite achievement of longstanding remission.
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In this study, the majority of tumors were macroadenoma, plurihormonal, and treated effectively with surgery alone or surgery with adjuvant medical or radiation therapy. More studies are needed to identify additional molecular biomarkers, tumor characteristics and imaging findings to individualize treatment and better predict treatment outcomes.
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P=N/A, N=20, Recruiting, Despite the associations between cardiovascular and sleep parameters, only minor changes in cardiovascular parameters after TSA were detected within one year of observation. Trial completion date: Dec 2019 --> Dec 2021 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2019 --> Dec 2021
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Enrollment closed, Trial completion date, Trial primary completion date: ultradian: Dynamic Hormone Diagnostics in Endocrine Disease (clinicaltrials.gov) - Aug 8, 2020 P=N/A, N=350, Active, not recruiting, Trial completion date: Dec 2019 --> Dec 2021 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2019 --> Dec 2021 Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Sep 2019 --> Sep 2020 | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2019 --> Sep 2020
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P=N/A, N=30, Recruiting, Recruiting --> Active, not recruiting | Trial completion date: Sep 2019 --> Sep 2020 | Trial primary completion date: Sep 2019 --> Sep 2020 Trial completion date: Dec 2023 --> Dec 2025 | Trial primary completion date: Dec 2022 --> Dec 2024
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As a metabolic product which affected by the GH/IGF-1 axis, serum P appears to more closely reflect the comprehensive disease status in acromegaly. When the GH and IGF-1 levels are discordant during follow-up, perioperative change in the P level may be a potential predictor of remission.
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P=N/A Our results indicate that the immunohistochemical detection of E-cadherin might be useful in categorizing acromegaly patients based on the response to SSAs. 1)Circulating FGF21 and β-klotho do not change in response to acromegaly treatment, 2) FAP concentrations in serum decrease after disease control and correlate positively with collagen turnover markers, 3)FAP is a hitherto unrecognized GH target linked to collagen turnover.
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Review, Journal: Management of persistent acromegaly following primary therapy: The current landscape in the UK. (Pubmed Central) - Jul 29, 2020 To add to the complexity, subtle differences exist in availability of high-cost medications used in the treatment of patients with acromegaly across the devolved nations of the UK. In this article, we discuss options for the management of persistent acromegaly following initial surgery and somatostatin analogue therapy, and explore earlier use of dopaminergics and conservative management.
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Thus, a significant proportion of patients fail to achieve remission after surgery for whom treatment options for residual disease must be carefully considered. This review article discusses the surgical management of acromegaly and provides a summary of contemporary outcomes and current treatment controversies.
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Review, Journal: The Interplay Between Pituitary Health and Diabetes Mellitus - The Need for 'Hypophyseo-Vigilance'. (Pubmed Central) - Jul 1, 2020 This review focuses on the clinically relevant interplay of hypophyseal hormones and glucose homeostasis. The authors define 'hypophyseo-vigilance' as an approach which keeps the bidirectional, multifaceted interactions between the pituitary and glucose metabolism in mind while managing diabetes and pituitary disease.
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther 2019;49(11):864. doi:10.2519/jospt.2019.8302.
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