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Ramezan NW, Hussain S, Mohamad N, Yaacob NM. Endocrine Disorders in Childhood Brain Tumour Survivors: A Single-Centre Study. J ASEAN Fed Endocr Soc 2023; 39:12-17. [PMID: 38863912 PMCID: PMC11166355 DOI: 10.15605/jafes.039.01.05] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2024] Open
Abstract
Objective The study aims to determine the prevalence and risk factors for endocrine disorders in childhood brain tumour survivors. Methodology Included in the study were 124 childhood brain tumour survivors aged 18 years old or younger with either stable disease or in remission, and had survived for at least 2 years after diagnosis. Demographic data (age at diagnosis, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status), clinical clues for endocrine disorders, anthropometrics (weight, height, midparental height), pubertal staging, tumour-related characteristics, treatment modalities and endocrine laboratory measurements at diagnosis and during follow up were obtained. Logistic regression was applied to evaluate risk factors for endocrine disorders in childhood brain tumour survivors. Results The prevalence of endocrine disorders in childhood brain tumour survivors was 62.1%. The risk factors were high BMI [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 1.29, 95% CI: 1.12 to 1.5], high-risk site [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 7.15, 95% CI: 1.41 to 36.3] and chemotherapy [adjusted odds ratio (OR) 0.18, 95% CI: 0.05 to 0.62]. Conclusion The prevalence of endocrine disorders in childhood brain tumour survivors in our centre was 62.1%. The significant risk factors were high BMI, tumour location (suprasellar and intrasellar) and chemotherapy.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Universiti Sains Malaysia Hospital
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- Department of Biostatistics and Research Methodology, School of Medical Science, Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Rosimont M, Kariyawasam D, Samara-Boustani D, Giani E, Beltrand J, Bolle S, Fresneau B, Puget S, Sainte-Rose C, Alapetite C, Pinto G, Touraine P, Piketty ML, Brabant S, Abbou S, Aerts I, Beccaria K, Bourgeois M, Roujeau T, Blauwblomme T, Rocco FD, Thalassinos C, Rigaud C, James S, Busiah K, Simon A, Bourdeaut F, Lemelle L, Guerrini-Rousseau L, Orbach D, Doz F, Dufour C, Grill J, Polak M, Briceño LG. Assessment of Puberty and Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Function After Childhood Brain Tumor Treatment. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2023; 108:e823-e831. [PMID: 36810692 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgad097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2022] [Revised: 02/12/2023] [Accepted: 02/14/2023] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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CONTEXT Endocrine complications are common in pediatric brain tumor patients. OBJECTIVE To describe hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (HPGA) function in patients treated in childhood for a primary brain tumor more than 5 years earlier, in order to identify risk factors for HPGA impairment. METHODS We retrospectively included 204 patients diagnosed with a primary brain tumor before 18 years of age and monitored at the pediatric endocrinology unit of the Necker Enfants-Malades University Hospital (Paris, France) between January 2010 and December 2015. Patients with pituitary adenoma or untreated glioma were excluded. RESULTS Among patients with suprasellar glioma not treated by radiotherapy, the prevalence of advanced puberty was 65% overall and 70% when the diagnosis occurred before 5 years of age. Medulloblastoma chemotherapy caused gonadal toxicity in 70% of all patients and in 87.5% of those younger than 5 years at diagnosis. In the group with craniopharyngioma, 70% of patients had hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, which was consistently accompanied by growth hormone deficiency. CONCLUSION Tumor type, location, and treatment were the risk main factors for HPGA impairment. Awareness that onset can be delayed is essential to guide information of parents and patients, patient monitoring, and timely hormone replacement therapy.
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- Manon Rosimont
- Endocrino-diabéto-pédiatrie, Centre hospitalier chrétien du Montlégia, 4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Département de radiothérapie-oncologie, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75015 Paris, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75015 Paris, France
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- Radiation Oncology Department and Proton Centre, Institut Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- Service Endocrinologie et Médecine de la Reproduction, Hôpital Universitaire La Pitié-Salpêtrière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Sorbonne Université, 75005 Paris, France
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- Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75013 Paris, France
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- Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75013 Paris, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- SIREDO Oncology Centre (Care, Innovation and research for children and AYA with cancer), Institut Curie, 75015 Paris, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75015 Paris, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75015 Paris, France
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- Unité de Neurochirurgie pédiatrique, Hôpital Gui de Chauliac, 34295 Montpellier, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75015 Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), 75015 Paris, France
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- Pediatric Endocrinology, Diabetology and Obesity, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Endocrinologie Pédiatrique, Centre Hospitalier de Versailles, 78157 Le Chesnay, France
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- SIREDO Oncology Centre (Care, Innovation and research for children and AYA with cancer), Institut Curie, 75015 Paris, France
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- SIREDO Oncology Centre (Care, Innovation and research for children and AYA with cancer), Institut Curie, 75015 Paris, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- SIREDO Oncology Centre (Care, Innovation and research for children and AYA with cancer), Institut Curie, 75015 Paris, France
- PSL Research University, 75006 Paris, France
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- Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
- SIREDO Oncology Centre (Care, Innovation and research for children and AYA with cancer), Institut Curie, 75015 Paris, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Département de Cancérologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Institut Gustave Roussy, 94805 Villejuif, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
- Université Paris Cité, 75006 Paris, France
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- Service d'Endocrinologie, gynécologie et diabétologie pédiatrique, Hôpital Universitaire Necker-Enfants Malades, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (APHP), Institut IMAGINE (affiliate), 75015 Paris, France
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Lövgren I, Abravan A, Bryce-Atkinson A, van Herk M. The late effects of cranial irradiation in childhood on the hypothalamic-pituitary axis: a radiotherapist's perspective. Endocr Connect 2022; 11:e220298. [PMID: 36269600 PMCID: PMC9716369 DOI: 10.1530/ec-22-0298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Brain tumours make up nearly one-third of paediatric malignancies. Over time, advancements in oncological treatments like radiotherapy have helped reduce normal-tissue toxicity when treating cancers in the brain. However, clinicians are still facing a trade-off between treatment efficacy and potential side effects. The aim of this review is to address the late effects of cranial irradiation on the neuroendocrine system and to identify factors that make patients more vulnerable to radiation-induced endocrine sequelae. Radiation damage to the hypothalamic-pituitary axis, which orchestrates hormone release, can lead to endocrinopathy; up to 48.8% of children who have undergone cranial irradiation develop a hormone deficiency. This may lead to further health complications that can appear up to decades after the last treatment, lowering the patients' quality of life and increasing long-term costs as lifelong hormone replacement therapy may be required. Growth hormone deficiency is the most common sequelae, followed by either thyroid or gonadotropic hormone deficiency. Adrenocorticotropic hormone deficiency tends to be the least common. Identified factors that increase the risk of late endocrine deficiency include total radiation dose, age at treatment, and time since last treatment. However, as there are various other factors that may potentiate the damage, a universal solution proven to be most effective in sparing the endocrine tissues is yet to be identified. Until then, accounting for the identified risk factors during treatment planning may in some cases help reduce the development of endocrine sequelae in childhood cancer survivors.
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- Izabelle Lövgren
- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Division of Cancer Sciences, School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Radiotherapy Related Research, The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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