lanreotide
Sign in to saveAlso known as Somatuline, Lanreotide acetate, BIM 23014, DC 13-116
Lanreotide, sold under the brand name Somatuline among others, is a medication used in the management of acromegaly and symptoms caused by neuroendocrine tumors, most notably carcinoid syndrome. It is a long-acting analogue of somatostatin, like octreotide.
Research
1,538 papers- Lanreotide in metastatic enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors.The New England journal of medicine · 2014
- Lanreotide autogel/depot in advanced enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours: final results of the CLARINET open-label extension study.Endocrine · 2021
- The safety of lanreotide for neuroendocrine tumor.Expert opinion on drug safety · 2019
- Lanreotide for the treatment of acromegaly.Advances in therapy · 2009
- Lanreotide Depot: An Antineoplastic Treatment of Carcinoid or Neuroendocrine Tumors.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2016
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Lanreotide, sold under the brand name Somatuline among others, is a medication used in the management of acromegaly and symptoms caused by neuroendocrine tumors, most notably carcinoid syndrome. It is a long-acting analogue of somatostatin, like octreotide.
Lanreotide (as lanreotide acetate) is manufactured by Ipsen. It is available in several countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada, and was approved for sale in the United States by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on August 30, 2007.
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