Experiences with

Somatostatin

Patients were studied by dynamic testing (TRH test, T3-suppression test, or a short course of long-acting somatostatin analog, when appropriate), THRB sequencing, and pituitary imaging.

Tall_Allen recently mentioned a prostate cancer diagnostic tool called an IHC : "The IHC should include as many of these as possible: AR (androgen receptor), PSA, PSMA, MSH2, MSH6, STEAP1, PD-L1, chromogranin A (CGA), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), synaptophysin (SYP), DLL-3, CD56, Somatostatin (SST)

I have been on Landreotide Somatuline Autogel (somatostatin analog) injection since the radiosurgery until January this year when it was stopped as growth hormone is now well controlled.

Now it would be possible to shrink these mets only with Somatostatin. They do it in Germany when there are no more options for surgery or RT. Many of the skilled contributors in this forum explained that some statins are also very effective against prostate cancer too.

I added some new info on somatostatin detection and DLL3: https://pcnrv.blogspot.com/2016/12/small-cell-prostate-cancer-clinical.html

Over the past two decades, the use of gallium-68 labeled peptides for somatostatin receptor (SSTR)-targeted PET/CT (or PET/MRI) imaging followed by lutetium-177 and yttrium-90 labeled SSTR-agonist for peptide receptor radionuclide therapy has demonstrated remarkable success in the management of neuroendocrine

Delta-cells produce somatostatin, which controls the regulation of the Alpha and Beta Cells. •Persons with diabetes have a damaged beta-cell function, and therefore have constant high blood sugar levels. Story Source: Materials provided by The University of Bergen.

Also PEN-221-001 Somatostatin Reeptor 2 Clinical Trials.gov Expresses Advance Cancers including Neuroendocrine and Small Cell Lung Cancers I hope this continues because folks with small cell really need to have new therapies in place.

Treatment of type I carcinoid tumors include medications such as the somatostatin-type drugs which shut off production of gastrin or surgical removal of the gastrin producing part of the stomach" http://www.medicinenet.com/carcinoid_syndrome/page3.htm Now back to the heading of this blog; All