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. 2020 Mar 27;182(6):583–594. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0762

Table 5.

Baseline characteristics of early and late responders.Response defined as the first occurrence of a reduction of mean GH to <1.0 µg/L and normalization of IGF-I after initiation of pasireotide in the core or extension phase. Data are presented as n (%) unless indicated otherwise.

First response Long-acting pasireotide 40 mg, n = 57 Long-acting pasireotide 60 mg, n = 54 Crossover to pasireotide, n = 62
≤3 months >3–6 months >6 months ≤3 months >3–6 months >6 months ≤3 months >3–6 months >6 months
n 3 2 15 7 4 15 3 3 12
Age, years* 50.3 (4.9) 50.5 (2.1) 45.9 (14.74) 55.0 (17.0) 39.3 (11.3) 45.9 (9.15) 53.3 (8.39) 43.7 (18.0) 42.2 (14.3)
Baseline GH, µg/L* 9.2 (7.0) 5.2 (3.4) 5.0 (2.9) 6.8 (3.6) 5.1 (2.7) 4.1 (2.0) 4.6 (1.0) 4.8 (2.3) 4.9 (1.7)
Baseline IGF-I* 390.1 (45.8) 442.2 (228.0) 592.8 (133.6) 658.8 (233.5) 477.8 (108.1) 626.7 (155.4) 645.3 (72.8) 633.7 (174.0) 592.4 (161.4)
Sex, n (%)
 Male 2 (66.7) 1 (50.0) 7 (46.7) 3 (42.9) 2 (50.0) 6 (40.0) 3 (100.0) 2 (66.7) 6 (50.0)
 Female 1 (33.3) 1 (50.0) 8 (53.3) 4 (57.1) 2 (50.0) 9 (60.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3) 6 (50.0)
Tumour volume category at baseline, n (%)
 Microadenoma 2 (66.7) 2 (100.0) 11 (73.3) 4 (57.1) 4 (100.0) 7 (46.7) 1 (33.3) 1 (33.3) 11 (91.7)
 Macroadenoma 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (6.7) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0)
 Missing 1 (33.3) 0 (0.0) 3 (20.0) 3 (42.9) 0 (0.0) 7 (46.7) 2 (66.7) 2 (66.7) 1 (8.3)

*Data are presented as mean (S.D.); corresponding to a tumour diameter of ≤10 mm; corresponding to a tumour diameter of >10 mm.