Betina Biagetti, Pedro Iglesias, Rocío Villar-Taibo, María-Dolores Moure, Miguel Paja, Marta Araujo-Castro, Jessica Ares, Cristina Álvarez-Escola, Almudena Vicente, Èlia Álvarez Guivernau, Iria Novoa-Testa, Fernando Guerrero Perez, Rosa Cámara, Beatriz Lecumberri, Carlos García Gómez, Ignacio Bernabéu, Laura Manjón, Sonia Gaztambide, Fernando Cordido, Susan M Webb, Edelmiro Luis Menéndez-Torre, Juan J Díez, Rafael Simó, Manel Puig-Domingo
Context: Some reports suggest that acromegaly in elderly patients has a more benign clinical behavior and could have a better response to first-generation long-acting somatostatin receptor ligands (SRL). However, there is no specific therapeutic protocol for this special subgroup of patients. Objective: This study aimed at identifying predictors of response to SRL in elderly patients. Design: Multicentric retrospective nationwide study of patients diagnosed with acromegaly at or over the age of 65 years...
2022: Frontiers in Endocrinology