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2024 (English)In: Clinical Endocrinology, ISSN 0300-0664, E-ISSN 1365-2265, Vol. 101, no 3, p. 263-273Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
ObjectiveAcromegaly is associated with increased morbidity and mortality if left untreated. The therapeutic options include surgery, medical treatment, and radiotherapy. Several guidelines and recommendations on treatment algorithms and follow-up exist. However, not all recommendations are strictly evidence-based. To evaluate consensus on the treatment and follow-up of patients with acromegaly in the Nordic countries.MethodsA Delphi process was used to map the landscape of acromegaly management in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Iceland. An expert panel developed 37 statements on the treatment and follow-up of patients with acromegaly. Dedicated endocrinologists (n = 47) from the Nordic countries were invited to rate their extent of agreement with the statements, using a Likert-type scale (1-7). Consensus was defined as >= 80% of panelists rating their agreement as >= 5 or <= 3 on the Likert-type scale.ResultsConsensus was reached in 41% (15/37) of the statements. Panelists agreed that pituitary surgery remains first line treatment. There was general agreement to recommend first-generation somatostatin analog (SSA) treatment after failed surgery and to consider repeat surgery. In addition, there was agreement to recommend combination therapy with first-generation SSA and pegvisomant as second- or third-line treatment. In more than 50% of the statements, consensus was not achieved. Considerable disagreement existed regarding pegvisomant monotherapy, and treatment with pasireotide and dopamine agonists.ConclusionThis consensus exploration study on the management of patients with acromegaly in the Nordic countries revealed a relatively large degree of disagreement among experts, which mirrors the complexity of the disease and the shortage of evidence-based data.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WILEY , 2024. Vol. 101, no 3, p. 263-273
Keywords [en]
acromegaly; Delphi; dopamine agonist; growth hormone; growth hormone receptor antagonist; insulin-like growth factor i; somatostatin
National Category
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-205153DOI: 10.1111/cen.15095ISI: 001244261400001PubMedID: 38865284OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-205153DiVA, id: diva2:1874478
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Funding Agencies|Pfizer
2024-06-202024-06-202024-12-10Bibliographically approved