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- noun A
growth hormone receptor antagonist used in the treatment ofacromegaly .
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He said he was not taking the drug, called pegvisomant or Somavert, which is very hard to obtain.
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He said he was not taking the drug, called pegvisomant or Somavert, which is very hard to obtain.
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Four patients had been treated with maximal doses of somatostatin analogs with partial suppression of IGF-I levels before initiation of pegvisomant therapy.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Patients receiving pegvisomant should undergo frequent examination of
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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This side effect resulted in discontinuation of pegvisomant in four patients, with subsequent regression of lipohypertrophy.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Objective: We report seven patients with acromegaly treated with pegvisomant who developed lipodystrophy at the site of injection (anterior abdominal wall, thigh, buttock, and upper arm).
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Conclusions: We report seven patients with acromegaly who developed lipohypertrophy at the pegvisomant injection site.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Two of seven patients received pegvisomant as first-line medical therapy, without prior somatostatin analog treatment, and one received combination therapy with a long-acting somatostatin analog and weekly pegvisomant injections.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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Lipohypertrophy recurred when two patients were rechallenged with pegvisomant.
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Current Issue 2008
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