• Factors associated with therapeutic response in acromegaly diagnosed in the elderly in Spain 

      Biagetti, Betina; Iglesias, Pedro; Villar-Taibo, Rocío; Moure, María-Dolores; Paja, Miguel; Araújo-Castro, Marta; Ares, Jessica; Álvarez-Escola, Cristina; Vicente, Almudena; Álvarez Guivernau, Élia; Novoa-Testa, Iria; Guerrero Pérez, Fernando; Cámara, Rosa; Lecumberri, Beatriz; García Gómez, Carlos; Bernabéu, Ignacio; Manjón, Laura; Gaztambide, Sonia; Cordido, Fernando; Webb, Susan; Webb, Susan M.; Menéndez-Torre, Edelmiro Luis; Díez, Juan J.; Simó, Rafael; Puig-Domingo, Manel (Frontiers, 2022-09-16)
      [Abstract] Context: Some reports suggest that acromegaly in elderly patients has a more benign clinical behavior and could have a better response to first-generation long-acting somatostatin receptor ligands (SRL). However, ...
    • Mortality in acromegaly diagnosed in older individuals in Spain is higher in women compared to the general spanish population 

      Biagetti, Betina; Iglesias, Pedro; Villar-Taibo, Rocío; Moure, María-Dolores; Paja, Miguel; Araújo-Castro, Marta; Ares, Jessica; Álvarez-Escola, Cristina; Vicente, Almudena; Álvarez Guivernau, Èlia; Novoa-Testa, Iria; Guerrero Pérez, Fernando; Cámara, Rosa; Lecumberri, Beatriz; García Gómez, Carlos; Bernebéu, Ignacio; Manjón, Laura; Gaztambide, Sonia; Cordido, Fernando; Webb, Susan M.; Menéndez-Torre, Edelmiro Luis; Díez, Juan J.; Simó, Rafael; Puig-Domingo, Manel (Oxford Academic, 2023-03-14)
      [Abstract] Context: There are no data on mortality of acromegaly diagnosed in older individuals. Objective: This work aimed to compare clinical characteristics, growth hormone-related comorbidities, therapeutic approaches, ...