Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0016p750 | Thyroid | ECE2008

Impact of Cinacalcet treatment on health related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) who have failed or in whom parathyroidectomy (PTX) is contraindicated

Chanson Philippe , Shoback Dolores , Lu John , Cheng Sunfa , Ren Lulu , Bilezikian John

Hypercalcemic complications of PHPT include renal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neuromuscular and neuropsychiatric issues, all potentially impacting negatively on HRQOL. As control of the hypercalcemia associated with PHPT might improve HRQOL, the SF-36 and a 6-item scale on cognitive functioning (CF) were included in a phase 2, single-arm study evaluating the ability of cinacalcet to control serum calcium levels in 17 patients with intractable PHPT. Mean±S.E....