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Use of Octreotide in the Acute Management of Bleeding Esophageal Varices
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1997 Acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices is a medical emergency; despite early diagnosis and treatment the associated hospital mortality remains high.
Daniel C Sadowski
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The somatostatin analogue octreotide inhibits growth of small intestine neuroendocrine tumour cells. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 Octreotide is a widely used synthetic somatostatin analogue that significantly improves the management of neuroendocrine tumours (NETs). Octreotide acts through somatostatin receptors (SSTRs).
Su-Chen Li +8 more
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Meta-analysis on the effects of octreotide on tumor mass in acromegaly. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: The long-acting somatostatin analogue octreotide is used either as an adjuvant or primary therapy to lower growth hormone (GH) levels in patients with acromegaly and may also induce pituitary tumor shrinkage.
Andrea Giustina +5 more
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Pediatric Investigation, 2020 Importance Octreotide is an off‐label medicine for congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI), but is currently widely used for treatment of patients with CHI. Thus far, variable efficacy and adverse effects have been reported for octreotide. Objective The present
Bingyan Cao +8 more
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Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2019 We report a patient with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 with pancreatic polypeptide (PP) secreting subcentimeter pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) treated with octreotide and review the current literature that pertains to the management of ...
Matthew H. Kemm +4 more
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Octreotide-induced thrombocytopenia: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Thrombocytopenia is an extremely rare complication of octreotide therapy and can be life threatening in the setting of esophageal variceal bleeding.
Rizvi Nahid, Rashidi Armin
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Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, 2018 Background/Aims: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a major threat to human health. The condition carries a high risk of death; 45% of new cases occur in China.
Chuan-Zhong Huang +5 more
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Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2023 Background Pharyngocutaneous fistula (PCF) and salivary leaks are well known complications of head and neck surgery. The medical management of PCF has included the use of octreotide without a well‐defined understanding of its therapeutic mechanism.
Jonathan Cohen +7 more
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Automated GMP compliant production of [18F]AlF-NOTA-octreotide
EJNMMI Radiopharmacy and Chemistry, 2020 Background Gallium-68 labeled synthetic somatostatin analogs for PET/CT imaging are the current gold standard for somatostatin receptor imaging in neuroendocrine tumor patients.
Térence Tshibangu +7 more
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Octreotide acetate enhanced radio sensitivity and induced apoptosis in MCF7 breast cancer cell line
Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2022 Introduction: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women. Radiotherapy is one of the treatment options for breast cancer; it plays a significant role in tumour control after surgery. However, radio resistance developed by tumour cells is
Alkhansa Salih Mahmoud +4 more
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