Webster Cabergoline Trial

Cabergoline versus Bromocriptine in Hyperprolactinaemic Amenorrhoea

Patient / Population Intervention / Exposition Comparaison Critère de jugement

In 459 women with hyperprolactinaemic amenorrhoea, cabergoline 0.5–1.0 mg twice weekly achieved stable normoprolactinaemia, ovulation and pregnancy more often than bromocriptine.

N
459
Schéma
Double-blind RCT
Critère
Stable normoprolactinaemia
Pertinence
3
RésultatNormoprolactinaemia 83 % vs 59 % (p<0.001); ovulation/pregnancy 72 % vs 52 %; better tolerability.
Webster J, et al. N Engl J Med. 1994;331(14):904-909. 10.1056/NEJM199410063311403
Discussion et critique

Established cabergoline as first-line therapy for prolactinoma — a position unchanged for three decades.