Research Article

Association of Pathology Markers with Somatostatin Analogue Responsiveness in Acromegaly

Table 2

Linear regression for predicting change in GH (delta GH) [first two panels], and IGF-1 (delta IGF-1) [last 2 panels], before and after treatment with SS-a based on histological markers, corrected for baseline GH and IGF-1 values respectively.

VariableChange in GHChange in IGF-1
Beta (95% CI)p-valueBeta (95% CI)p-value

Ki-670.17 (−0.97, 1.31)0.75717.15 (−75.75, 110.05)0.704
SSTR-2−0.82 (−1.93, 0.28)0.136−38.51 (−132.52, 55.50)0.404
SSTR-5−0.17 (−1.11, 1.46)0.78323.06 (−82.28, 128.40)0.653
ZAC-1−1.53 (−2.80, −0.26)0.021 91.15 (−20.17, 202.49)0.103
E-cadherin0.27 (−0.98, 1.53)0.6527.75 (−95.16, 110.66)0.877
AIP0.02 (−2.34, 2.39)0.985132.65 (−106.12, 371.41)0.260
Granulation1.85 (−0.99, 4.69)0.189109.90 (−95.03, 314.83)0.277