Somatuline

BACKGROUND Long acting somatostatin analogues combined with platinum analogues have demonstrated an antiproliferative effect on… Expand

CONTEXT Congenital hyperinsulinism (CH) may be treated conservatively in many children with octreotide given by multiple sc… Expand

In an open phase III study, octastatin was given as a continuous subcutaneous (s.c.) infusion to 35 patients (mean age 62 years… Expand

BACKGROUND Somatuline, a somatostatin analogue, has proven to be effective in several animal models of prostate cancer… Expand

Somatostatin analogues have been shown to suppress some hormones and growth factors involved in breast tumour growth and a direct… Expand

The aim of this work was to assess the use of a sustained-release formulation of somatuline, a long-acting analogue of… Expand

This study was performed to evaluate whether the presence or absence of somatostatin receptors in malignant carcinoid tumours… Expand

To further investigate the antineoplastic efficacy and safety of somatostatin analogues, 2 trials were performed. Octreotide, SMS… Expand

Positron emission tomography (PET) makes it possible to study effects of medical treatment in vivo. Carcinoid tumors with liver… Expand

Four human small cell lung carcinomas, NCI-H69, NCI-N417, NCI-H345, LX-1, and a non-small cell lung carcinoma, H-165, implanted s… Expand