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ey0018.4-5 | Growth Hormone Therapy: Safety | ESPEYB18

4.5. Long-term safety of growth hormone treatment in childhood: two Large observational studies: nordiNet IOS and ANSWER

L Savendahl , M Polak , P Backeljauw , JC Blair , BS Miller , TR Rohrer , A Hokken-Koelega , A Pietropoli , N Kelepouris , J Ross

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2021 May 13;106(6):1728–1741. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab080. PMID: 33571362This report gathered data from two large observational studies (NordiNet International Outcome Study and ANSWER Program) aimed at assessing the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and their relation with rhGH dose. The whole study cohort included 37,7...

ey0021.8-6 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB21

8.6. Glucose. pattern in children with classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia: evidence from continuous glucose monitoring

A Galderisi , D Kariyawasam , A Stoupa , AN Quoc , G Pinto , M Viaud , S Brabant , J Beltrand , M Polak , D Samara-Boustani

Brief Summary: This study investigated daily glucose patterns in young children with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) and their relation with hormonal circadian rhythm.Comment: The aim of treatment in classical CAH is to provide adequate glucocorticoid and – when necessary – mineralocorticoid replacement to prevent adrenal crises and suppress excess adrenal androgen production. Glucocorticoids regulate glucose homeostasis, and patie...

ey0016.7-14 | Clinical Guidance | ESPEYB16

7.14. Pituitary deficiency and precocious puberty after childhood severe traumatic brain injury: a long-term follow-up prospective study

Y Dassa , H Crosnier , M Chevignard , M Viaud , C Personnier , I Flechtner , P Meyer , S Puget , N Boddaert , S Breton , M Polak

To read the full abstract: Eur J Endocrinol. 2019 May 1;180(5):281–290.This longitudinal prospective study of 61 children with a 5-10 years follow-up post severe traumatic brain injury evaluates the prevalence of pituitary deficiency and precocious puberty.In children, retrospective and prospective studies report variable rates of hypothyroidism...

ey0020.2-7 | Long-Acting Growth Hormone (LAGH) | ESPEYB20

2.7. Weekly somapacitan is effective and well tolerated in children with GH deficiency: The randomized phase 3 REAL4 trial

BS Miller , JC Blair , MH Rasmussen , A Maniatis , RJ Kildemoes , J Mori , M Polak , RB Bang , V Bottcher , S Stagi , R Horikawa

Brief summary: This multicenter, randomized, controlled, phase 3 study compared the effects of long-acting GH (Somapacitan; 0.16 mg/kg/wk) with daily GH (Norditropin; 0.034 mg/kg/d), in GHD children. The trial was conducted over 52 weeks, followed by an ongoing 3-year single-group extension period. Similar efficacy and safety for somapacitan compared to daily GH was demonstrated over 52 weeks of treatment.Long-acting growth hormone (LAGH) formulations ha...

ey0018.2-8 | Neonatal diabetes mellitus | ESPEYB18

2.8. Long-term Follow-up of Glycemic and Neurological Outcomes in an International Series of Patients With Sulfonylurea-Treated ABCC8 Permanent Neonatal Diabetes.

P Bowman , F Mathews , F Barbetti , MH Shepherd , J Sanchez , B Piccini , J Beltrand , LR Letourneau-Freiberg , M Polak , SAW Greeley , E Rawlins , T Babiker , NJ Thomas , E De Franco , S Ellard , SE Flanagan , AT Hattersley , Neonatal Diabetes International Collaborative Group

Diabetes Care. 2021 Jan;44(1):35–42. doi: 10.2337/dc20-1520. PMID: 33184150.The key findings from this cohort of patients with ABCC8 neonatal diabetes mellitus (NDM) are: A) good glycaemic control is maintained over the long-term without any serious adverse events (including severe hypoglycaemia) despite high doses of sulphonylurea, B) some patients show improvements in neurologica...

ey0018.3-8 | Congenital hypothyroidism | ESPEYB18

3.8. Congenital hypothyroidism: A 2020-2021 consensus guidelines update-An ENDO-European Reference Network initiative endorsed by the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology and the European Society for Endocrinology

P van Trotsenburg , A Stoupa , J Leger , T Rohrer , C Peters , L Fugazzola , A Cassio , C Heinrichs , V Beauloye , J Pohlenz , P Rodien , R Coutant , G Szinnai , P Murray , B Bartes , D Luton , M Salerno , L de Sanctis , M Vigone , H Krude , L Persani , M Polak

Thyroid. 2021:387–419. doi: 10.1089/thy.2020.0333.These updated ENDO-European Reference Network (ENDO-ERN), European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) and European Society for Endocrinology (ESE) guidelines for congenital hypothyroidism will serve as comprehensive review of the literature providing recommendations to all aspects of the disease.The first ...

ey0017.2-9 | Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus | ESPEYB17

2.9. Long-term metabolic and socio educational outcomes of transient neonatal diabetes: A longitudinal and cross-sectional study

F Le Bourgeois , Baz B Beltrand J , Riveline JP Julla JB , A Simon , I Flechtner , M Ait Djoudi , AL Fauret-Amsellem , Y Vial , R Scharfmann , J Sommet , P Boudou , H Cave , M Polak , JF Gautier , KTNDM Long-Term Follow-Up Study Group Busiah

To read the full abstract: Diabetes Care. 2020 Apr 9. pii: dc190324. doi: 10.2337/dc19-0324. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID: 32273272TransientNeonatalDiabetes (TNDM) develops in the first six months of life, and then remits only to relapse again during adolescence and adulthood. The three main genetic causes of TNDM are: 1) 6q24 abnormalities, 2) activating mutations in genes encoding the ATP-sensi...

ey0017.3-11 | Clinical trials for thyroid disease | ESPEYB17

3.11. Thyroid hormone and folinic acid in young children with Down syndrome: the phase 3 ACTHYF trial

C Mircher , S Sacco , C Bouis , J Gallard , A Pichot , E Le Galloudec , Cieuta , I Marey , O Greiner-Mahler , N Dorison , A Gambarini , S Stora , S Durand , M Polak , A Baruchel , E Schlumberger , J Dewailly , A Azar-Kolakez , RM Gueant-Rodriguez , JL Gueant , D Borderie , D Bonnefont-Rousselot , E Blondiaux , A Ravel , FG Sturtz

To read the full abstract: Genet Med. 2020;22:44–52.This single center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study investigated the effects of levothyroxine, folic acid, or both in combination over 12 months on global development in 143 infants with Down syndrome (DS). Over the last decades, treatment of DS associated co-morbidities has improved their life-expectancy. However, a therapy to improve mental development is still...

ey0016.2-8 | Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus | ESPEYB16

2.8. Effectiveness and safety of long-term treatment with sulfonylureas in patients with neonatal diabetes due to KCNJ11 mutations: an international cohort study

P Bowman , AE Sulen , F Barbetti , J Beltrand , P Svalastoga , E Codner , EH Tessmann , PB Juliusson , T Skrivarhaug , ER Pearson , SE Flanagan , T Babiker , NJ Thomas , MH Shepherd , S Ellard , I Klimes , M Szopa , M Polak , D Iafusco , AT Hattersley , PR Njolstad , Neonatal Diabetes International Collaborative Group. Collaborators (113)

To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2018 Aug;6(8)This study describes a 10-year follow-up of a large international multicenter cohort of patients with KCNJ11 permanent neonatal diabetes. It addresses key questions relating to long-term efficacy and safety of sulfonylureas in these patients.The discovery that mutations in the KCNJ11</...

ey0020.2-2 | Important for Clinical Practice | ESPEYB20

2.2. Safety and efficacy of pediatric growth hormone therapy: results from the full KIGS cohort

M Maghnie , MB Ranke , ME Geffner , E Vlachopapadopoulou , L Ibanez , M Carlsson , W Cutfield , R Rooman , R Gomez , MP Wajnrajch , A Linglart , R Stawerska , PE Clayton , F Darendeliler , ACS Hokken-Koelega , R Horikawa , T Tanaka , HG Dorr , K Albertsson-Wikland , M Polak , A Grimberg

Brief summary: This study reports data from the full Kabi/Pfizer International Growth Database (KIGS), a large international database including 83803 children treated with rhGH for GHD and non-GHD conditions. The data confirm that rhGH is effective in increasing short-term height gain and adult height in various conditions and validate rhGH safety, with no new serious adverse events reported.KIGS (Kabi/Pfizer International Growth Database), first establi...