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The position of combined medical treatment in acromegaly

Advances in combination medical treatment have offer new perspectives for acromegaly patients with persistent disease activity despite receiving the available medical monotherapies. The outcomes of combination medical treatment may reflect both additive and synergistic effects. This review focuses o...

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Autores principales: Coopmans, Eva C., van Meyel, Sebastiaan W. F., van der Lely, Aart J, Neggers, Sebastian J. C. M. M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Endocrinologia e Metabologia 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10522231/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31939490
http://dx.doi.org/10.20945/2359-3997000000195
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Sumario:Advances in combination medical treatment have offer new perspectives for acromegaly patients with persistent disease activity despite receiving the available medical monotherapies. The outcomes of combination medical treatment may reflect both additive and synergistic effects. This review focuses on combination medical treatment and its current position in acromegaly, based on clinical studies evaluating the efficacy and safety of combined medical treatment(s) and our own experiences with combination therapy. Arch Endocrinol Metab. 2019;63(6):646-52