Efficacy and safety of fractionated conformal radiation therapy in acromegaly: a long-term follow-up study.

Baldomero Gonzales-VirlaGuadalupe Vargas-OrtegaKaren-Belen Martínez-VázquezAna Laura Espinosa de Lo MonterosErnesto Sosa-ErosaBlas López-FélixVictoria Mendoza-ZubietaMercado Moises

Published in: Endocrine (2019)

XRT is an effective and reasonably safe means of controlling acromegalic activity. Its main disadvantages are the time required to achieve biochemical control and the development of anterior pituitary hormone deficiencies.

Keyphrases

radiation therapy
growth hormone
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
rectal cancer