Lanreotide acetate
| Lanreotide acetate | |
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| Term | Lanreotide acetate |
| Short definition | lanreotide acetate (lan-REE-oh-flut A-seh-tayt) A drug similar to somatostatin (a hormone produced by the body) used to treat certain types of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, carcinoid syndrome, and acromegaly (a condition in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone). Lanreotide acetate can help prevent the body from making extra amounts of certain hormones, including growth hormone, insulin, glucagon, and hormones that affect digestion. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
lanreotide acetate - (pronounced) (lan-REE-oh-flut A-seh-tayt) A drug similar to somatostatin (a hormone produced by the body) used to treat certain types of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, carcinoid syndrome, and acromegaly (a condition in which the pituitary gland produces too much growth hormone). Lanreotide acetate can help prevent the body from making extra amounts of certain hormones, including growth hormone, insulin, glucagon, and hormones that affect digestion. It can also help prevent certain types of tumor cells from growing. Lanreotide acetate is a type of somatostatin analog. Also called Somatuline Depot
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