ReviewPituitary2023
The treatment of aggressive prolactinomas with everolimus.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Neural regulation of tumor immunity: emerging opportunities to enhance cancer immunotherapy.Experimental & molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Real-world insights in the use of temozolomide for aggressive pituitary tumours remind us what we still don't know.Pituitary · 2026Article
- Differential expression of PTEN, pAKT1, pRPS6, and mismatch repair proteins in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026Article
- Temozolomide in aggressive and metastatic pituitary tumors: a Brazilian multicenter real-world cohort study.Pituitary · 2026Article
- Aggressive and malignant pituitary tumours: does the sex matter?Pituitary · 2026Review
- A Bridge Too Far? Towards Medical Therapy for Clinically Nonfunctioning Pituitary Tumors.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Cabergoline-induced NDFIP1 upregulation in pituitary neuroendocrine tumor cells activates mTOR signaling and contributes to cabergoline resistance.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2025Article
- An 18-year Odyssey: navigating the complex path of prolactinoma management: a case report.Cardiovascular diabetology. Endocrinology reports · 2025Article
- Genome-wide loss of heterozygosity predicts aggressive, treatment-refractory behavior in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors.Acta neuropathologica · 2024Article
- Prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas: male-specific differences in pathogenesis, clinical presentation and treatment.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Everolimus in pituitary tumor: a review of preclinical and clinical evidence.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2024Review
- Rare Occurrence of Distant Metastases in Prolactinoma: Insights From 2 Cases and Review of the Literature.AACE endocrinology and diabetesArticle
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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionAggressive prolactinomas are life-limiting tumors without a standard of care treatment option after the oral alkylator, temozolomide, fails to provide tumor control.
methodsWe reviewed an institutional database of pituitary tumors for patients with aggressive prolactinomas who progressed following treatment with a dopamine receptor agonist, radiotherapy and temozolomide. Within this cohort, we identified four patients who were treated with everolimus and we report their response to this therapy. Treatment response was determined by a neuroradiologist, who manually performed volumetric assessment and determined treatment response by Response Assessments in Neuro-Oncology (RANO) criteria.
resultsThree of four patients who were treated with everolimus had a biochemical response to therapy and all patients derived a clinically meaningful benefit based upon suppression of tumor growth. While the best overall response as assessed by RANO criteria was stable disease for the four patients, a minor regression in tumor size was appreciated in two of the four patients.
conclusionEverolimus is an active agent in the treatment of prolactinomas that warrants further investigation.
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