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Octreotide, sold under the brand name Sandostatin among others, is an octapeptide that mimics natural somatostatin pharmacologically, though it is a more potent inhibitor of growth hormone, glucagon, and insulin than the natural hormone.
Octreotide works by binding to somatostatin receptors on the surface of cancer cells, which can help to slow down the growth and proliferation of these cells.