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. 2015 May 5;100(7):2557–2564. doi: 10.1210/jc.2015-1606

Table 1.

Clinical Features of Human Pituitary Corticotroph Tumors Treated With R-Roscovitine in Primary Cell Culture

Patient Number ACTH Reduction With R-Roscovitine Treatment, % Clinical Features
Age and Gender ACTH, pg/mLa 24 Hours UFC, μg/da Tumor Diameter, mm Duration, yb Prior Rx Comorbidities
1 56 ± 2.4 16, M 98 459 5.7 3 None DM, HTN, obesity, mood changes, myopathy, hypogonadism
2 24 ± 5.9 22, F 30 820 9 3 TSS, K, C DM, obesity, osteoporosis
3 1.3 ± 14.5c 29, F 54 281 8 4 None HTN, obesity
4 30 ± 1.3 73, M 296 59 28 15 TSS × 3, R DM, HTN, obesity, CAD, hypogonadism
5 22 ± 13.1 16, F 139 661 37 5 K DM, HTN, obesity, amenorrhea, hirsutism, acne, myopathy, anxiety
6 62 ± 20.5 33, F 44 239 4 2 None HTN, obesity, myopathy, rash, irregular menses

Abbreviations: C, cabergoline; CAD, coronary artery disease; DM, diabetes mellitus; F, female; HTN, hypertension; K, ketoconazole; M, male; R, radiotherapy; Rx, treatment; TSS, transsphenoidal surgery; UFC, urinary free cortisol. Medium ACTH concentrations in primary cultures were measured by RIA (normalized for viable cell numbers).

a

Preoperative mean value.

b

CD duration before surgery.

c

Nonsignificant (P > .05).