Octapeptide somatostatin analog. Prepn: D. H. Coy et al., EP 215171; eidem, US 4853371 (1987, 1989 both to Tulane Educational Fund). Clinical pharmacokinetics and hormonal effects: J. M. Kuhn et al., Br. J. Clin. Pharmacol. 38, 213 (1994). Clinical evaluation in acromegaly: P. Caron et al., Eur. J. Endocrinol. 132, 320 (1995).
Antineoplastic.
Antineoplastic (Hormonal); Somatostatin Analog; Somatostatin Analog