In lanreotide-treated acromegaly patients, older baseline age was associated with greater probability of long-term hormonal control.
In plain wordsIn lanreotide-treated acromegaly patients, older age was linked to a greater chance of long-term hormone control.
- Peptide
- Lanreotide
- Outcome
- IncreaseBaseline age predictor of hormonal control
- Study
n: not reported in source
- Outcome group
- Growth hormone and IGF-1 · Endocrine and hormones
- Studied dose
- 120 mg every 28 days · 48 weeksAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
At baseline, older age, female sex, and lower IGF-1 levels were associated with an increased probability of achieving long-term hormonal control.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
PRIMARYS (NCT00690898) was a 48-week, open-label, phase 3b study, evaluating treatment with the somatostatin receptor ligand lanreotide autogel (stable dose: 120 mg/28 days) in treatment-naïve patients with growth hormone (GH)-secreting pituitary macroadenoma.