ISSN 1662-4009 (online)

ey0021.9-15 | Growth Problems in Cancer Survivors | ESPEYB21

9.15. Association between conditioning intensity and height growth after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children

S Uemura , D Hasegawa , K Kishimoto , T Fujikawa , S Nakamura , A Kozaki , A Saito , T Ishida , T Mori , K Ozaki , Y Kosaka

Brief Summary: This retrospective, single-center study from Kobe Children’s Hospital, Japan, analyzed height SDS (main outcome) and risk of short stature (height <-2 SDS, secondary outcome) in 89 children with malignant diseases who underwent initial allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) with different conditioning intensities. More intensive conditioning conferred a substantially higher risk of short stature at 3 years after HSCT.<p class="abst...