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ea0029p1078 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012

The limited screening value of insulin-like growth factor-I as a marker for alterations in body composition in very long term adult survivors of childhood cancer

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...
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Endocrine Abstracts
ISSN 1470-3947 (print) | ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
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