The action of the peptide hormone adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) to stimulate glucocorticoid production by the adrenal gland is an essential physiologic process, yet is dependent on a single unique ...

"Patients aren't having to make that Sophie's choice anymore between high ACTH, high androgens or high (glucocorticoids) and dealing with the consequences of high-dose (glucocorticoids)," he told ...