ReviewEndocrine2016
Estrogens and selective estrogen receptor modulators in acromegaly.
Review in Endocrine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is Hormone Replacement Therapy a Risk Factor or a Therapeutic Option for Alzheimer's Disease?International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Clomiphene Citrate in Men With Hypogonadism-Do we Need to Monitor IGF-1 in All Patients?Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2025Article
- Diagnosis and Management of Aggressive/Refractory Growth Hormone-Secreting Pituitary Neuroendocrine Tumors.International journal of endocrinology · 2024Review
- Role of Estrogen and Estrogen Receptor in GH-Secreting Adenomas.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Approach of Acromegaly during Pregnancy.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Management of hypopituitarism: a perspective from the Brazilian Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2021Review
- Gender differences and temporal trends over two decades in acromegaly: a single center study in 112 patients.Endocrine · 2020Article
- Silent somatotroph pituitary adenomas: an update.Pituitary · 2018Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Despite recent advances in acromegaly treatment by surgery, drugs, and radiotherapy, hormonal control is still not achieved by some patients. The impairment of IGF-1 generation by estrogens in growth hormone deficient patients is well known. Patients on oral estrogens need higher growth hormone doses in order to achieve normal IGF-1 values. In the past, estrogens were one of the first drugs used to treat acromegaly. Nevertheless, due to the high doses used and the obvious side effects in male patients, this strategy was sidelined with the development of more specific drugs, as somatostatin receptor ligands and dopamine agonists. In the last 15 years, the antagonist of growth hormone receptor became available, making possible IGF-1 control of the majority of patients on this particular drug. However, due to its high cost, pegvisomant is still not available in many centers around the world. In this setting, the effect of estrogens and also of selective estrogen receptor modulators on IGF-1 control was reviewed, and proved to be an ancillary tool in the management of acromegaly. This review describes data concerning their efficacy and place in the treatment algorithm of acromegaly.
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