Definition

A drug that is similar to somatostatin (a hormone made by the body) and is used to treat certain types of gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, carcinoid syndrome, and acromegaly (a condition in which the pituitary gland makes too much growth hormone). Somatuline Depot may help stop the body from making extra amounts of certain hormones, including growth hormone, insulin, glucagon, and hormones that affect digestion. It may also help keep certain types of tumor cells from growing. Somatuline Depot is a type of somatostatin analog. Also called lanreotide acetate.