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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2020

9. Oncology and Chronic Disease

Cancer Treatment and Bone Health

ey0017.9-14 | Cancer Treatment and Bone Health | ESPEYB17

9.14. High impact physical activity and bone health of lower extremities in childhood cancer survivors: A cross-sectional study of SURfit

SJ Zurcher , R Jung , S Monnerat , C Schindera , P Eser , C Meier , CS Rueegg , NX von der Weid , S Kriemler

To read the full abstract: Int J Cancer. 2020 Mar 13. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32963. Epub ahead of print. susi.kriemlerwiget@uzh.chChildhood cancer survivors (CCS) can experience impaired bone health as a consequence of the disease itself, the specific treatments and/or associated chronic conditions. This cross-sectional study analyses baseline data from th...

ey0017.9-15 | Cancer Treatment and Bone Health | ESPEYB17

9.15. Efficacy and safety of denosumab therapy for low bone mineral density in childhood cancer survivors: A report of preliminary experience

TH Huang , HC Liu , JY Hou , CY Chang , FJ Sun , TC Yeh

To read the full abstract: Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 Oct;66(10):e27927. yeh@mmh.org.twThis monocentric observational study analysed the efficacy of denosumab in addition to calcium and vitamin D supplementation on bone mineral density (BMD) in 113 young childhood cancer survivors (CCS) with initial BMD Z -score < –1.5.Low BMD is common in CCS, due to cancer-related fac...

ey0017.9-16 | Cancer Treatment and Bone Health | ESPEYB17

9.16. Severity of reduced bone mineral density and risk of fractures in long-term survivors of childhood leukemia and lymphoma undergoing guideline-recommended surveillance for bone health

HM Bloomhardt , K Sint , WL Ross , J Rotatori , K Ness , C Robinson , TO Carpenter , EJ Chow , NS Kadan-Lottick

To read the full abstract: Cancer. 2020;126(1):202–210. nina.kadan-lottick@yale.eduWhile in healthy adults and children low BMD is associated with fracture risk, this relationship still needs to be clarified in childhood cancer survivors (CCS). This cross-sectional study analysed BMD and fracture history in 542 childhood leukaemia/lymphoma survivors, who received guideline-recommended DXA sur...