The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics
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ISSUE1416
May 13, 2013
Pasireotide (Signifor) for Cushing's Disease
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Pasireotide (Signifor) for Cushing's Disease
May 13, 2013 (Issue: 1416)
The FDA has approved the somatostatin analog
pasireotide diaspartate (Signifor – Novartis) for treatment
of adults with Cushing's disease (cortisol excess caused
by an ACTH-secreting pituitary tumor) who are not candidates
for pituitary surgery...more
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