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Clinical evaluation of SMS 201-995. Long-term treatment in gut neuroendocrine tumours, efficacy of oral administration, and possible use in non-tumoural inappropriate TSH hypersecretion.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2892335     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Long-acting somatostatin analogues such as SMS 201-995 (Sandoz) are being evaluated in a wide range of clinical indications, including gut neuroendocrine tumours and acrogemaly. Long-term continuous SMS 201-995 treatment has achieved useful symptomatic improvement in diarrhoea in 4 patients with metastatic VIPomas who had relapsed following previous treatment. Clinical improvement has outlasted suppression of VIP secretion (suggesting an additional direct antisecretory action of SMS 201-995) and has occurred despite expansion of hepatic metastases. In 6 patients with tumours secreting gastrin and/or glucagon, secretion of these peptides was acutely inhibited by SMS 201-995. However, endocrine and clinical responses to chronic treatment have been less consistent. SMS 201-995 is active orally at doses of 4-8 mg and when given thrice-daily to 6 patients with active acromegaly, suppressed mean 24-h growth hormone levels by 51-88%. Despite significantly reduced plasma insulin concentrations, glucose tolerance did not deteriorate. SMS 201-995 was also effective in suppressing thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and thyroid hormone secretion in a patient with mild thyrotoxicosis due to non-tumoural inappropriate TSH hypersecretion. In all cases SMS 201-995 treatment has been well tolerated and has few side-effects.
Authors:
G Williams; J V Anderson; S J Williams; S R Bloom
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta endocrinologica. Supplementum     Volume:  286     ISSN:  0300-9750     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Endocrinol Suppl (Copenh)     Publication Date:  1987  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-02-17     Completed Date:  1988-02-17     Revised Date:  2008-02-12    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370313     Medline TA:  Acta Endocrinol Suppl (Copenh)     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  26-36     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acromegaly / blood,  drug therapy
Adenoma / secretion
Adult
Aged
Diarrhea / drug therapy
Female
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / drug therapy*
Glucagonoma / blood,  drug therapy
Growth Hormone / blood
Humans
Hyperthyroidism / drug therapy,  etiology
Liver Neoplasms / drug therapy,  pathology,  secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / drug therapy*
Octreotide
Pancreatic Neoplasms / blood,  drug therapy*,  pathology
Pituitary Neoplasms / secretion
Somatostatin / adverse effects,  analogs & derivatives*,  therapeutic use
Streptozocin / therapeutic use
Thyrotropin / secretion*
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / blood
Vipoma / blood,  drug therapy,  pathology
Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome / blood,  drug therapy
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
18883-66-4/Streptozocin; 37221-79-7/Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; 51110-01-1/Somatostatin; 83150-76-9/Octreotide; 9002-71-5/Thyrotropin; 9002-72-6/Growth Hormone

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