Failure of Somatostatin Analogue Sms 201–995 to Control Cushing's Syndrome Due to Ectopic Release of Acth from a Bronchial Carcinoid

Abstract
A patient with ectopic Cushing's syndrome secondary to a malignant thymic carcinoid tumour was treated with the somatostatin analogue SMS 201–995. The administration of the drug subcutaneously in increasing doses over a 34 day period failed to control the ACTH or glucocorticoid excess.