Octreotide LAR treatment throughout pregnancy in an acromegalic woman

Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2001 Sep;55(3):411-5. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2001.01304.x.

Abstract

We report a 24-year-old woman with active acromegaly despite pituitary surgery and irradiation who received continuous octreotide LAR treatment for the control of GH excess throughout her pregnancy. The patient delivered a healthy girl following an uneventful pregnancy. Despite a substantial materno-fetal transfer of octreotide, postnatal development was normal with length parameters around the 50th percentile at 3 months of age. In almost all previously described cases (n = 13) octreotide was stopped after the diagnosis of pregnancy was established. No side-effects of mother or fetus have been reported. Octreotide treatment in pregnancy seems to be feasible and safe. Due to the still-limited number of reported cases, the potential benefits of octreotide treatment should be weighed carefully against its possible risks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acromegaly / drug therapy*
  • Adenoma / drug therapy
  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal / therapeutic use*
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Maternal-Fetal Exchange
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use*
  • Pituitary Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Neoplastic / drug therapy*
  • Pregnancy Outcome
  • Prenatal Care / methods*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Octreotide