Pasireotide binds to somatostatin receptors sst2 and sst5, which can lead to significant hyperglycemia. The investigators would like to administer pasireotide as a treatment for refractory hypoglycemia in the setting of metastatic insulin-producing pancreatic neuro-endocrine tumor.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Pasireotide will be used, in addition to diazoxide, as a medical treatment to blunt hypoglycemia in the setting of autonomous insulin secretion.
Pasireotide will be used, in addition to diazoxide, as a medical treatment to blunt hypoglycemia in the setting of autonomous insulin secretion.
Hypoglycemia
number of times glucose \< 70 mg/dl with and without symptoms
Time frame: up to 12 months
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