ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0018.1-15 | Clinical/Translational | ESPEYB18

1.15. Clinical outcomes and complications of pituitary blastoma

APY Liu , MM Kelsey , N Sabbaghian , SH Park , CL Deal , AJ Esbenshade , O Ploner , A Peet , H Traunecker , YHE Ahmed , M Zacharin , A Tiulpakov , AM Lapshina , AW Walter , P Dutta , A Rai , M Korbonits , L de Kock , KE Nichols , WD Foulkes , JR Priest

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 Jan 23;106(2):351–363. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa857. PMID: 33236116.Here, the authors report the long−term outcomes of all 17 known, well−investigated cases of pituitary blastoma. The median age at diagnosis was 11 months, and the most frequent presentations were Cushing syndrome (n=10), cranial nerve palsies including ophthalmoplegia (...

ey0020.2-8 | Long-Acting Growth Hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB20

2.8. Efficacy and safety of weekly somatrogon vs daily somatropin in children with growth hormone deficiency: A phase 3 study

CL Deal , J Steelman , E Vlachopapadopoulou , R Stawerska , LA Silverman , M Phillip , HS Kim , C Ko , O Malievskiy , JF Cara , CL Roland , CT Taylor , SR Valluri , MP Wajnrajch , A Pastrak , BS Miller

Brief summary: This 12-months randomized, controlled, phase 3 study compared the efficacy and safety of once-weekly Somatrogon 0.66 mg/kg/week with once-daily somatropin in prepubertal children with GHD. The efficacy of once-weekly Somatrogon was noninferior to once-daily somatropin, with similar safety and tolerability profiles.Somatrogon (MOD-4023) is a long-acting rhGH recently approved by the European Medicines Agency for the treatment of children wi...

ey0020.14-8 | Section | ESPEYB20

14.8. Child health, developmental plasticity, and epigenetic programming

Z Hochberg , R Feil , M Constancia , M Fraga , C Junien , JC Carel , P Boileau , Y Le Bouc , CL Deal , K Lillycrop , R Scharfmann , A Sheppard , M Skinner , M Szyf , RA Waterland , DJ Waxman , E Whitelaw , K Ong , K Albertsson-Wikland

In Brief: This manuscript was prepared from presentations given at the ESPE New Inroads for Child Health (NICHe) conference held in May 2009 in Marstrand, Sweden. It reviewed the concept of plasticity in developmental programming and evidence for the role of epigenetic mechanisms. It became widely accepted as a leading reference on this topic with currently >750 citations in Google Scholar.Comment: Ze’ev Hochberg had a brilliant, creative mind. ...

ey0017.4-1 | Important for clinical practice | ESPEYB17

4.1. Diagnosis, genetics, and therapy of short stature in children: A growth hormone research society international perspective

PF Collett-Solberg , G Ambler , PF Backeljauw , M Bidlingmaier , BMK Biller , MCS Boguszewski , PT Cheung , CSY Choong , LE Cohen , P Cohen , A Dauber , CL Deal , C Gong , Y Hasegawa , AR Hoffman , PL Hofman , R Horikawa , AAL Jorge , A Juul , P Kamenicky , V Khadilkar , JJ Kopchick , B Kristrom , MdLA Lopes , X Luo , BS Miller , M Misra , I Netchine , S Radovick , MB Ranke , AD Rogol , RG Rosenfeld , P Saenger , JM Wit , J Woelfle

To read the full abstract: Horm Res Paediatr. 2019;92:1–14In March 2019, 46 international experts from 14 countries across 5 continents attended a 3-day workshop organized by the Growth Hormone Research Society (GRS) and produced this perspective on the diagnosis, management and therapy in children with short stature. In this context, this expert panel tackled almost all aspects related to the management of children with short stature, prov...

ey0021.8-10 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB21

8.10. Management of phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma in patients with germline SDHB pathogenic variants: an international expert consensus statement

D Taieb , S Nolting , ND Perrier , M Fassnacht , JA Carrasquillo , AB Grossman , R Clifton-Bligh , GB Wanna , ZG Schwam , L Amar , I Bourdeau , RT Casey , J Crona , CL Deal , J Del Rivero , QY Duh , G Eisenhofer , T Fojo , HK Ghayee , AP Gimenez-Roqueplo , AJ Gill , R Hicks , A Imperiale , A Jha , MN Kerstens , RR de Krijger , A Lacroix , I Lazurova , FI Lin , C Lussey-Lepoutre , ER Maher , O Mete , M Naruse , N Nilubol , M Robledo , F Sebag , NS Shah , A Tanabe , GB Thompson , HJLM Timmers , J Widimsky , Jr Young WJ , L Meuter , JWM Lenders , K Pacak

Brief Summary: The management of phaeochromocytomas and paragangliomas in patients with pathogenic variants of succinate dehydrogenase complex iron sulfur subunit B ( SDHD ) gene is complex. An international group of experts performed a critical review of the evidence to produce this consensus statement to assist clinical decision-making.Comment: Pathogenic variants in succinate dehydrogenase complex iron sulfur subunit B ( SDHD ) gene ...