Lanreotide Therapy in Graves' Ophthalmopathy.
- Author:
Il Seong NAM-GOONG
1
;
Eun Ju LEE
;
Jung Hwoon KIM
;
Jong Chul WON
;
Woo jae LEE
;
Jung Hee HAN
;
sung Jin LEE
;
Sang Wook KIM
;
Moo Kon SON
;
Ho Hye LEE
;
Il Min AHN
Author Information
1. Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Graves' ophthalmopathy;
Somatostatin;
Lanreotide
- MeSH:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones;
Classification;
Decompression, Surgical;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Magnetic Resonance Imaging;
Muscles;
Orbit;
Prospective Studies;
Somatostatin
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Endocrinology
2001;16(1):18-25
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Graves' ophthalmopathy (GO) is an autoimmune process that affects the orbital tissues. Patients with GO are usually treated with high doses of corticosteroids, retrobulbar irradiation, or by surgical decompression, however, those have some adverse effect. Recently, a synthetic somatostatin analogue has been reported for the treatment of GO. This study was performed prospectively to evaluate the therapeutic effects of lanreotide, a potent long acting synthetic somatostatin analogue, in patients that have GO. METHODS: Eight patients with moderate to severe GO (M:F=1:7, age 39.0+/-11.8 years) were included. Patients who had been treated with other modalities than GO, or had a systemic illness such as diabetes were excluded. Eight patients were given lanreotide, 40mg IM every 2 weeks over a period of 8 weeks. Their therapeutic responses were evaluated using an orbital CT or MRI and by ophthalmologic examinations. RESULTS: After 8 weeks' of lanreotide treatment, 4 patients showed decreased scores in the NOSPECS classification (p=0.059) as well as 5 patients in their clinical activity scores(p=0.109). All of the 8 patients showed improvements according to clinical evaluation criteria (p=0.008). Significant changes in the thickness of both the lateral rectus and superior rectus muscles were observed (p<0.05). No patient showed serious adverse effects related to lanreotide therapy during the follow-up periods. CONCLUSION: We conclude that lanreotide therapy has clinical benefits and show radiologic improvements in GO. Considering the minimal side-effects of lanreotide compared to those of corticosteroid, lanreotide therapy should be considered for use in selected patients that have Graves' ophthalmopathy
