ea0056gp188 | Pituitary / Growth Hormone ' IGF Axis | ECE2018
Cima Luminita-Nicoleta
, Lambrescu Ioana Maria
, Nedelea Lavinia
, Sava Elisabeta
, Leca Bianca
, Vadana Elena-Alexandra
, Colita Anca
, Barbu Carmen Gabriela
, Fica Simona
Objective: The reported incidence of growth disorders in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) recipients ranges from 20 to 80% and it was usually described in patients that were given total body irradiation (TBI) in the conditioning regimen. Because the effect of chemotherapy-only conditioning is less clear, we investigated the frequency of growth failure in our series of children treated with HSCT for different disorders without TBI as part of the conditioning proto...