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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2021

9. Oncology and Chronic Disease

Cancer treatment, growth and growth hormone therapy

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9.11. Height after photon craniospinal irradiation in pediatric patients treated for central nervous system embryonal tumors

M Mizumoto , Y Oshiro , H Pan , F Wang , SC Kaste , A Gajjar , W Chemaitilly , TE. thomas.merchant@stjude.org Merchant

Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2020; 67: e28617. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32715632/This retrospective single-centre study aimed to develop a final height prediction model based on data from 212 long-term survivors (aged 5-20.4 years) of childhood central nervous system (CNS) tumors who received craniospinal irradiation (CSI) and with a median follow up of 10.2 years. Mean fin...

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9.12 Response to GH treatment after radiation therapy depends on location of irradiation

SR Rose , M Carlsson , A Grimberg , F Aydin , A Albanese , ACS Hokken-Koelega , C Camacho-Hubner

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2020; 105: e3730–41. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32706856/This retrospective analysis of the Pfizer International Growth Database (KIGS) included 1149 cancer survivors with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) who had received growth hormone therapy (GHT) for at least 5 years. Patients with craniopharyngioma had the best 5-year growth response ...