#lanreotide

Lanreotide (Mechanism of Action)

In this article, we will discuss Lanreotide (Mechanism of Action). So, let’s get started. Mechanism of ActionLanreotide, the active component of lanreotide is an octapeptide analog of natural somatostatin. The mechanism of action of lanreotide is believed to be similar to that of natural somatostatin.PharmacodynamicsLanreotide has a high affinity for human somatostatin receptors (SSTR) 2 and 5…

In this article, we will discuss Lanreotide (Dosage Overview). So, let’s get started. IndicationsAcromegalyLanreotide Injection 60 mg, 90 mg, and 120 mg is indicated for the long-termtreatment of acromegalic patients who have had an inadequate response to surgery and/or radiotherapy, or for whom surgery and/or radiotherapy is not an option.The goal of treatment in acromegaly is to reduce growth…

July - MRI report notes a metastasis on my liver

September - everything starts falling apart at F-bomb’s preschool

October - follow up scan confirms the metastasis; all hell breaks loose at preschool, push off January appointment with Woltering to February

January - new preschool, my body starts crashing but I write it off as just being exhausted from the preschool drama, push February appointment to March

February - the complete exhaustion doesn’t get better, cue the flushing to start again, cancel Woltering appointment instead of playing the rescheduling game

March - MRI reports a second metastasis on my liver... “in retrospect” the second spot was on the October scan but they missed it in the report... great news for someone who has trust issues with false negatives

To Do:

Keep on keepin’ on with the Lanreotide butt darts

December labs (almost time for March labs... like I said... denial)

See new doctor about my hip - my doctor moved out of state, the second joint injection isn’t nearly as effective as the first and yet another round of PT isn’t helping. Surgery has a crazy long recovery and doesn’t always fix the instability and pain. After 5 years I’m almost frustrated enough to just ask for a full hip replacement. My body thinks it’s 70 anyway. I’m going to ask for another MRI to compare the tear to 15 months ago to see if there’s any change and figure out a gameplan from there.

Peptide Lanreotide CAS 108736-35-2 for Antitumor Agent

Synonyms:LANREOTIDE;AUTOGEL;BETA-(2-NAPHTHYL)-D-ALA-CYS-TYR-D-TRP-LYS-VAL-CYS-THR AMIDE;BIM-23014;ANGIOPEPTIN;H-D-2-NAL-CYS-TYR-D-TRP-LYS-VAL-CYS-THR-NH2;H-D-2-NAL-CYS-TYR-D-TRP-LYS-VAL-CYS-THR-NH2, (DISULFIDE BOND);IPSTYL CAS:108736-35-2 MF:C54H69N11O10S2 MW:1096.32 Product Categories:hormones storage temp. :20°C Chemical Properties:White to off-white lyophilised powder

Lanreotide (INN) is…

I'm back in the land of the cold after being spoiled by the New Orleans sun, even though I spent most of my time laying in machines in radiology.

Bullet point summary because my brain isn't functioning all that well after waking up at 4am for my flight home:

Dr. W is very, very happy about my scans and labs

He said my crashes post-Sando injections isn't due to the med peaking in my system, but is from the initial drop off (there's a spike, drop, then the longer peak with each dose). He said increasing the frequency to every 14 days instead of every 28 should get rid of that crash.

I asked if my reaction to the Sando drop indicates liver involvement (carcinoid syndrome is linked to the liver) and he said no - the activity could be anywhere but since we don't know where and it's not showing up in my labs or scans that the only thing he'd want to do right now is adjust the frequency of my injections.

Once lanreotide becomes regularly available and covered by insurance I should switch to that in a millisecond.

One thing showed up on my CT and is probably nothing, but he said we're going to assume it's cancer until we know it's not.  I have an appointment on Monday with one of my local docs to see if we can figure out what it is.