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Abstract
Pegvisomant is a recombinant protein, structurally similar to natural human growth hormone (GH), which is capable of binding to the GH receptor as a competitive antagonist. As well as being evaluated for the treatment of acromegaly, pegvisomant is being investigated as a possible antineoplastic agent, initially in mice. So far, in vitro efficacy against meningioma and in vivo efficacy against colon and breast cancer cell lines have been examined.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11527083 DOI: 10.1016/s1096-6374(01)80020-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Growth Horm IGF Res ISSN: 1096-6374 Impact factor: 2.372