Therapeutic target
Inhibition of the release or action of growth hormone.
Therapy recommendations
- Surgical resection (selective adenomectomy/removal of the tumor via an approach through the nose) is the first-line therapy.
- Secondary therapy: treatment with dopamine agonists, somatostatin analogues (efficient lowering of GH levels), GH antagonists, or radiatio (radiotherapy) in combination with drug therapy.
- Therapy monitoring: GH (hGH; STH) in oral glucose tolerance test (< 0.5 μg/L).
- See also under “Further therapy”.
