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Endocrine health conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancer: the need for specialized adult-focused follow-up clinics.

Abstract：

BACKGROUND:Survival rates among childhood cancer survivors (CCS) have enormously increased in the last 40 years. However, this improvement has been achieved at the expense of serious late effects that frequently involve the endocrine system. AIM:To evaluate the cumulative incidence of endocrine diseases in a cohort of long-term CCS. MATERIALS AND METHODS:We analyzed the clinical data of 310 adults, followed for a median time of 16.0 years after the first cancer diagnosis. The monitoring protocols applied to each patient were personalized on the basis of cancer diagnosis and previous treatments, according to the Children's Oncology Group guidelines. RESULTS:The cumulative incidence of endocrine late effects steadily increased over time. At the last follow-up visit available, 48.46% of females and 62.78% of males were affected by at least one endocrine disease. The most common disorders were gonadal dysfunction, primary hypothyroidism, and GH deficiency (GHD). The main risk factors for endocrine disease were male sex (hazard ratio (HR)=1.45, 95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.05-1.99), radiotherapy (HR=1.91, 95% CI 1.28-2.84), hematopoietic stem cells transplantation (HR=3.11, 95% CI 2.23-4.34), and older age at cancer diagnosis (HR=1.89, 95% CI 1.25-2.85). Male sex was associated with a higher risk of gonadal disorders, whereas radiotherapy specifically increased the risk of GHD and thyroid dysfunction. CONCLUSIONS:Endocrine disorders among CCS have a high prevalence and increase over time. Thus, endocrinologists need to cope with an increasing demand for health care in a field that is still little developed and that, in perspective, could also be extended to some selected types of adult cancer survivors.

journal_name

Eur J Endocrinol

journal_title

European journal of endocrinology

authors

Brignardello E,Felicetti F,Castiglione A,Chiabotto P,Corrias A,Fagioli F,Ciccone G,Boccuzzi G

doi

10.1530/EJE-12-1043

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2013-02-20 00:00:00

pages

465-72

issue

eissn

0804-4643

issn

1479-683X

pii

EJE-12-1043

journal_volume

168

pub_type

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Endocrine health conditions in adult survivors of childhood cancer: the need for specialized adult-focused follow-up clinics.