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ey0018.4-5 | Growth Hormone Therapy: Safety | ESPEYB18

4.5. Long-term safety of growth hormone treatment in childhood: two Large observational studies: nordiNet IOS and ANSWER

L Savendahl , M Polak , P Backeljauw , JC Blair , BS Miller , TR Rohrer , A Hokken-Koelega , A Pietropoli , N Kelepouris , J Ross

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 May 13;106(6):1728–1741. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab080. PMID: 33571362This report gathered data from two large observational studies (NordiNet International Outcome Study and ANSWER Program) aimed at assessing the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and their relation with rhGH dose. The whole study cohort included 37,7...

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...

ey0016.3-5 | Thyroid and Pregnancy | ESPEYB16

3.5. Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception

RK Dhillon-Smith , LJ Middleton , KK Sunner , V Cheed , K Baker , S Farrell-Carver , R Bender-Atik , R Agrawal , K Bhatia , E Edi-Osagie , T Ghobara , P Gupta , D Jurkovic , Y Khalaf , M MacLean , C McCabe , K Mulbagal , N Nunes , C Overton , S Quenby , R Rai , N Raine-Fenning , L Robinson , J Ross , A Sizer , R Small , A Tan , M Underwood , MD Kilby , K Boelaert , J Daniels , S Thangaratinam , SY Chan , A Coomarasamy

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med. 2019;380:1316–1325.This large multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, in euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and a history of miscarriage or infertility, found no effect of levothyroxine substitution from before conception to the end of pregnancy on likelihood of live birth.In 2011, ...