Normal delivery following an uneventful pregnancy in a Japanese acromegalic patient after discontinuation of octreotide long acting release formulation at an early phase of pregnancy

Endocr J. 2006 Apr;53(2):209-12. doi: 10.1507/endocrj.53.209.

Abstract

We report a 35-year-old woman with active acromegaly despite pituitary surgery and irradiation who received continuous octreotide LAR treatment for the control of GH excess until discovery of her pregnancy. The patient delivered a healthy boy following an uneventful pregnancy after discontinuing octreotide LAR as soon as possible at the early phase of pregnancy. Despite a substantial maternal-fetal transfer of octreotide, postnatal development was normal at 3 years of age. In almost all previously described cases, octreotide was discontinued after pregnancy was confirmed. 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 treated with octreotide LAR, the potential benefits of octreotide LAR treatment should be weighed carefully against its possible risks.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acromegaly / drug therapy*
  • Adult
  • Delayed-Action Preparations / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan
  • Octreotide / administration & dosage
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use*
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications*
  • Pregnancy Outcome*
  • Time
  • Withholding Treatment

Substances

  • Delayed-Action Preparations
  • Octreotide