GH replacement therapy and second neoplasms in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a retrospective study from a single institution.

Abstract:

PURPOSE:Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is the most common endocrine late effect observed in childhood cancer survivors (CCS) previously submitted to cranial irradiation. Radiation therapy can also increase the risk of second neoplasms (SNs). Since in previous studies GH replacement therapy was associated with increased incidence of neoplasia, we explored the association between SNs and GH replacement therapy in a cohort of CCS with GHD. METHODS:Within the clinical cohort of CCS referred to the Transition Unit for Childhood Cancer Survivors of Turin between November 2001 and December 2012, we considered all patients who developed GHD as a consequence of cancer therapies. GHD was always diagnosed in childhood. To evaluate the quality of data, our cohort was linked to the Childhood Cancer Registry of Piedmont. RESULTS:GHD was diagnosed in 49 out of 310 CCS included in our clinical cohort. At least one SN was diagnosed in 14 patients, meningioma and basal cell carcinoma being the most common SNs. The cumulative incidence of SNs was similar in GH-treated and -untreated patients (8 SNs out of 26 GH-treated and 6 out of 23 GH-untreated patients; p = 0.331). Age, sex and paediatric cancer type had no impact on SNs development. CONCLUSIONS:In our CCS, GH replacement therapy does not seem to increase the risk of SNs. Anyway, independently from replacement therapy, in these patients we observed an elevated risk of SNs, possibly related to previous radiation therapy, which suggests the need of a close long-term follow-up.

journal_name

J Endocrinol Invest

authors

Brignardello E,Felicetti F,Castiglione A,Fortunati N,Matarazzo P,Biasin E,Sacerdote C,Ricardi U,Fagioli F,Corrias A,Arvat E

doi

10.1007/s40618-014-0179-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2015-02-01 00:00:00

pages

171-6

issue

2

eissn

0391-4097

issn

1720-8386

pii

10.1007/s40618-014-0179-1

journal_volume

38

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