Call for Papers
Cushing’s syndrome is a rare and potentially lethal disease which still represents a challenge for the endocrinologists, being characterized by elevated morbidity even long-term after the remission of hypercortisolism. Several diagnostic issues prevent an early recognition of the disease and rate of recurrence is significantly high after surgical, medical, or radiotherapy management.
Recent advances of biology and medicine are improving our knowledge on genetics and pathophysiology of this disease, both at the pituitary and adrenal level. New therapeutic agents are currently under investigation and an impelling need for efficacy and safety studies is rising in the endocrinology community. At the same time, the role of the “old” agents in the clinical practice is under debate and deserves a thorough analysis on larger series than those currently available. Likewise, the need for specific treatment of comorbidities is a clinical question which still remains unsolved.
We invite authors to submit original research and review articles that will stimulate the continuing efforts to understand the molecular pathology underlying Cushing’s syndrome, the development of strategies to diagnose and treat this condition in adults and children, and the evaluation of outcomes.
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- Advances in genetics of Cushing’s syndrome
- Diagnostic issues in Cushing’s syndrome
- Novel paradigms for treatment of Cushing’s syndrome
- Role of the “old” pharmacological agents in the treatment of Cushing’s syndrome
- Persistent increased mortality and morbidity after “cure” of Cushing’s syndrome
- Role of inflammation in the pathogenesis of Cushing’s syndrome
- Cushing’s syndrome as model of metabolic derangements
- Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of paediatric Cushing’s syndrome
| Manuscript Due | Friday, 8 May 2015 |
| First Round of Reviews | Friday, 31 July 2015 |
| Publication Date | Friday, 25 September 2015 |
Lead Guest Editor
- Elena Valassi, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Guest Editors
- Richard A. Feelders, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Marta Korbonits, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
- Oskar Ragnarsson, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
From http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ije/si/156126/cfp/
Filed under: adrenal, Clinical trials, Cushing's, pituitary, Rare Diseases | Tagged: Cushing's Syndrome, diagnosis, endocrinologist, genetic, hypercortisolism, radiotherapy, recurrence, surgery |
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My sister died of Cushing’s Syndrome in May 1982. She was in & out of the hospital most of the previous year. But no one told us it would be fatal. Now all these years later I was sent to a endocrinologist for my diabetes & the first question he ask was if I had ever been diagnosed with Cushing’s Syndrome because I have all the symptoms of it. Can you tell me, is it genetic? I was tested and did not have it, but now I worry. My daughter has had thyroid cancer for 12 years. She is now 32 yrs old. Any help you can give me would be appreciated.
Mary Franks