Octreotide: A Long-Acting Somatostatin Analog
Brown N, Johnston P, Arns P, Bluhm R, Branch R. Octreotide: A Long-Acting Somatostatin Analog. The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1990, 300: 267-273. PMID: 2248280, DOI: 10.1097/00000441-199010000-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute treatmentSomatostatin analoguesGut neuroendocrine tumorsVasoactive intestinal peptideLong-term treatmentBlood sugar regulationNew therapeutic toolsCompassionate drug useCarcinoid syndromeTroublesome symptomsCarcinoid crisisGastrointestinal disordersIntestinal peptideNeuroendocrine tumorsDisease progressionNeuroendocrine disordersClinical informationSpecific indicationsClinical practiceDrug useTherapeutic toolLarger studyOctreotideLong-term studiesAdverse effects