ESPE Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology

To read the full abstract: Endocr Rev. 2019;40(1):193–235This paper combines a comprehensive review of current knowledge on pathophysiologic mechanisms contributing to hypothalamic obesity in craniopharyngioma patients with a systematic literature review of intervention studies for weight management in this patient population. Findings of both reviews are merged into evidence-...

d.vanderkaay@erasmusmc.nl or abhimanyu.garg@utsouthwestern.edu.J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021, 106, 3621–3633. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab549Brief Summary: This expert perspective proposes that a thorough review of medical history and physical examination is generally sufficient to diagnose ...

To read the full abstract: J Clin Oncol. 2019;37(32):3018–3031. wassim.chemaitilly@stjude.orgThis retrospective study, with cross-sectional health outcomes analysis, evaluated Leydig cell function in 1516 childhood cancer survivors at a median duration of 22.0 years after cancer diagnosis. These patients are part of the St Jude Lifetime Cohort. An age- and sex-matched community control grou...

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021; 68: e28894. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33459500/This cross-sectional observational study examined reproductive function in a nationwide cohort of female childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) survivors.Self-reported reproductive characteristics (age at menarche, virginity status, desire for children, pregnancy rates, and adverse ...

joelh@broadinstitute.org Obesity (Silver Spring). 2021 Nov;29(11):1899–1906. doi: 10.1002/oby.23271. Epub 2021 Sep 21. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34549538/Brief Summary: This longitudinal study assessed body composition in a cohort of children at ages 1, 3, and 6 months and 4 years (n...

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med. 2020 Feb 6;382(6):534–544. PMID: 32023373Neonatal hypoglycaemia is one of the most common biochemical findings in the newborn period and is an important cause of brain injury. However, despite being so common there is no consensus regarding the glucose threshold concentration at which treatment for asymptomatic neonatal hypoglycemia sho...

To read the full abstract: PLoS One. 2019; 14(12): e0226753. PMID: 31869387.Glucocorticoids (cortisol in humans, corticosterone in most rodents) are steroid hormones secreted by the adrenal cortex into the systemic circulation in an ultradian, circadian, and stress-related fashion under the control of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. These cholesterol-derived molecules partici...

To read the full abstract: Stem Cell Res Ther. 2018 Nov 21; 9 (1):317Spermatogonial stem cell transplantation (SSCT) could become a fertility restoration tool for childhood cancer survivors. However, the colonization efficiency of transplanted spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) in animal models is about 12%, and the effectiveness of this procedure needs to be improved before clinical imple...

To read the full abstract: J Cancer Res Clin Oncol. 2020 Jun;146(6):1451–1462. marloes.vandijk@amsterdamumc.nlChemo- and radiotherapy administered during childhood may compromise female reproductive function leading to premature depletion of the ovarian follicle pool. Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) women who pursue pregnancy may experience a lengthening of the time required to become pr...

Hum Reprod. 2018 Jul 6. [Epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dey229Childhood cancer treatment may compromise ovarian function in female childhood cancer survivors (CCSs), leading to delayed or arrested puberty, infertility, subfertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes. This Dutch nationwide retrospective cohort study collected measurements performed between 2008 and 2...