ea0029p1078 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012
Blijdorp K.
, Heuvel M. Van den
, Pieters R.
, Lely A. Van der
, Neggers S.
Introduction: The clinical relevance of low IGF-I levels, caused by cranial radiotherapy, in adult childhood cancer survivors has not been studied extensively. We evaluated whether IGF-I is a useful marker for altered body composition and growth hormone deficiency in this group.Methods: We analyzed retrospective data from 610 adult childhood cancer survivors, retrieved from the late effects clinic. Median age at diagnosis was 6 years (interquartile range...