Publications by authors named "Don W Carver"

Purpose: This 2-year analysis assessed frequency of comorbidities and comorbidity screening in the Somatuline (lanreotide, LAN) Depot for Acromegaly (SODA) registry.

Methods: Patient data collected included pituitary hormone deficiencies, sleep studies, echocardiograms, gallbladder sonographies, colonoscopies, and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and growth hormone levels in patients with (DM) and without (non-DM) diabetes mellitus were analyzed.

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Purpose: This analysis evaluates the 2-year effectiveness and safety of lanreotide depot/autogel (LAN), as well as treatment convenience and acromegaly symptom relief, from the Somatuline Depot for Acromegaly (SODA) registry, a post-marketing, open-label, observational, multicenter, United States registry study.

Methods: Patients with acromegaly treated with LAN were eligible for enrollment. Demographics, LAN dose, extended dosing interval (EDI) (interval of injections ≥42 days), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), growth hormone (GH), glycated hemoglobin, adverse events (AEs), injection convenience, and symptom data were collected.

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