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ey0017.1-11 | Clinical Highlights | ESPEYB17

1.11. Endocrinology and adolescence: Dealing with transition in young patients with pituitary disorders

E Sbardella , C Pozza , AM Isidori , AB Grossman

To read the full abstract: Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 Oct;181(4):R155–R171. doi: 10.1530/EJE-19-0298. PMID: 31370006.Transition is described as the planned process of transferring care from pediatric to adult healthcare services. Recent recommendations by various medical associations underline that preparation of adolescents and their parents, consideration of the adolescent’s developmen...

ey0016.8-6 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB16

8.6. Circadian rhythm of glucocorticoid administration entrains clock genes in immune cells: A DREAM trial ancillary study

MA Venneri , V Hasenmajer , D Fiore , E Sbardella , R Pofi , C Graziadio , D Gianfrilli , C Pivonello , M Negri , F Naro , AB Grossman , A Lenzi , R Pivonello , AM Isidori

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2018; 103(8): 2998–3009.Conventional glucocorticoid (GC) therapy in adrenal insufficiency (AI) does not fully mimic the endogenous cortisol circadian rhythm, and this may adversely affect long-term health. In the recent DREAM trial (Dual Release Hydrocortisone vs. Conventional Glucocorticoid Replacement in H...

ey0015.8-11 | Clinical Trials – New Treatments | ESPEYB15

8.11 Effect of once-daily, modified-release hydrocortisone versus standard glucocorticoid therapy on metabolism and innate immunity in patients with adrenal insufficiency (DREAM): a single-blind, randomised controlled trial

AM Isidori , MA Venneri , C Graziadio , C Simeoli , D Fiore , V Hasenmajer , E Sbardella , D Gianfrilli , C Pozza , P Pasqualetti , S Morrone , A Santoni , F Naro , A Colao , R Pivonello , A. Lenzi

To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018; 6(3): 173-185Adrenal insufficiency (AI), caused by adrenal failure (primary) or hypothalamo-pituitary failure (secondary), has a prevalence of 250–450 per 1 million (16). AI is potentially life-threatening and requires lifelong glucocorticoid replacement therapy. Modified-release hydrocortisone preparations have bee...