Acromegaly is characterized by excessive growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and affects quality of life and mortality. Oczyesa was submitted in a hybrid application ...

The case report by cardiologist Mahmoud Gomaa and colleagues from Kafrelsheikh University Hospital in Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt, highlighted the potential complications of acromegaly. The patient ...

1 "We are pleased with the CHMP's positive recommendation for market authorization for Oczyesa octreotide monthly depot for the treatment of acromegaly", says Fredrik Tiberg, President & CEO at ...

LUND, Sweden - Camurus (market cap: $55.97M) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has given a positive opinion for the market authorization of Oczyesa®, a ...

for maintenance therapy in adults with acromegaly who have previously responded to somatostatin analogues. Fredrik Tiberg, President & CEO of Camurus, noted that Oczyesa's monthly autoinjector pen ...

Biochemical control of acromegaly in noncured patients is usually defined as serum growth hormone (GH) levels <2.0 µg/l, plus normal-for-age serum levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I).

A rare disorder called acromegaly was the reason Andre grew to his incredible size. The disease causes bones to grow at an accelerated rate. While his passport reportedly listed him at 7 feet ...

Though he became one of the most prominent wrestlers of his time, however, his career was not very easy later in life when he was diagnosed with acromegaly, a rare hormonal disease that causes ...

Andre, who was diagnosed with acromegaly (or giantism) later in life, didn't always have it easy both in and out of the professional wrestling business, but always appeared to be a jolly soul to ...

Rapid weight gain may be due to lifestyle changes such as quitting smoking. However, it may also indicate an underlying medical condition, such as kidney disease, insomnia, and cirrhosis. Many ...