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ey0015.3-10 | Graves’ disease | ESPEYB15

3.10 Long-term outcome of thyrotoxicosis in childhood and adolescence in the west of Scotland: the case for long-term antithyroid treatment and the importance of initial counselling

M Kourime , S McGowan , M Al Towati , SF Ahmed , G Stewart , S Williamson , I Hunter , MDC Donaldson

To read the full abstract: Arch Dis Child 2018;103:637-642Management of thyrotoxicosis in children and adolescents remains challenging and treatment varies considerably among institutions. The patient’s age, clinical status and likelihood of remission should be considered when counseling patients and parents. Nevertheless, individual prognosis of antithyroid drug treated Graves’ diseas...

ey0018.8-5 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB18

8.5. Improved urinary cortisol metabolome in addison disease: A prospective trial of dual-release hydrocortisone

S Espiard , J McQueen , M Sherlock , O Ragnarsson , R Bergthorsdottir , P Burman , P Dahlqvist , B Ekman , BE Engstrom , S Skrtic , J Wahlberg , PM Stewart , G Johannsson

J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2021; 106(3):814–825.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33236103/Here, the authors performed a randomized, 12-week, crossover study in order to assess cortisol metabolism during dual-release hydrocortisone (DR-HC) and conventional hydrocortisone (TID-HC) therapy in patients with primary adrenal insufficiency (n=50). Healthy controls (n=124) were i...

ey0018.8-8 | Clinical Trials – New Treatments | ESPEYB18

8.8. Efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, in individuals with severe obesity due to LEPR or POMC deficiency: single-arm, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trials

K Clement , E van den Akker , J Argente , A Bahm , WK Chung , H Connors , K De Waele , IS Farooqi , J Gonneau-Lejeune , G Gordon , K Kohlsdorf , C Poitou , L Puder , J Swain , M Stewart , G Yuan , M Wabitsch , P; Setmelanotide POMC and LEPR Phase 3 Trial Investigators Kuhnen

Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2020 Dec;8(12):960–970.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33137293/This article reports the results of two single-arm, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trials of the MC4R agonist, setmelanotide, in patients with severe obesity due to pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency or leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency. Mean % change in bodyweight after ~1 year was &#8722...