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Acromegaly: A disease that causes adults to grow uncontrollably
Patients with acromegaly make too much growth hormone, which causes them to grow disproportionately large bones, organs and ...
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FDA to Review Paltusotine, an Oral Therapy for Acromegaly
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for paltusotine for the treatment and long-term maintenance of acromegaly in adults.
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High IGF-I levels imply active acromegaly even when GH levels are 'normal'
Biochemical control of acromegaly in noncured patients is usually defined as serum growth hormone (GH) levels <2.0 µg/l, plus normal-for-age serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).