Day 7: Cushing’s Awareness Challenge 2015

Posted on April 7, 2015 by MaryO

Sleep.  Naps.  Fatigue, Exhaustion.  I still have them all.  I wrote on my bio in 1987 after my pituitary surgery “I am still and always tired and need a nap most days. I do not, however, still need to take whole days off just to sleep.”

That seems to be changing back, at least on the weekends.  Last weekend, both days, I took 7-hour naps each day and I still woke up tired. That’s awfully close to taking a whole day off to sleep again.

In 2006, I flew to Chicago, IL for a Cushing’s weekend in Rockford.  Someone else drove us to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin for the day.  Too much travel, too Cushie, whatever, I was too tired to stay awake.  I actually had put my head down on the dining room table and fallen asleep but our hostess suggested the sofa instead.  Amazing that I traveled that whole distance – and missed the main event 😦

 

Sleeping in Rockford

 

This sleeping thing really impacts my life.  Between piano lessons, I take a nap.  I sleep as late as possible in the mornings and afternoons are pretty much taken up by naps.  I nod off at night during TV. One time I came home between church services and missed the third one because I fell asleep.

I only TiVo old tv shows that I can watch and fall asleep to since I already know the ending.

Maybe now that I’m more than 8 years out from my kidney cancer (May 9, 2006) I can go back on Growth Hormone again.  My surgeon says he “thinks” it’s ok.  I’m sort of afraid to ask my endo about it, though.  I want to feel better and get the benefits of the GH again but I dont want any type of cancer again and I certainly can’t afford to lose another kidney.

I’m feeling so old and weary today, and yesterday.  And tomorrow…

 

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Day 3 Coverage of ENDO 2015

Posted on March 7, 2015 by MaryO

ENDO_2015

 

OR24-Adrenal Tumors: Clinical Implications of the Recent Molecular and Genetic Findings

Long term follow-up of a pivotal phase 2 study of Ultratrace® Iobenguane I-131 (AZEDRA) in patients with malignant relapsed/refractory pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma
C Jimenez, DA Pryma, DC Sullivan, JK Schwarz, RB Noto, N Stambler, T Armor, JD Jensen, RJ Israel

OR27-Hyperandrogenic Ovarian Dysfunction — Winner: Outstanding Abstract Award

The neurokinin B receptor antagonist AZD4901 decreases LH and testosterone secretion in women with PCOS: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
JT George, R Kakkar, J Marshall, ML Scott, R Finkelman, T Ho, S McIntosh, JD Veldhuis, RA Anderson, L Webber

OR28-Lipids – Liver, Muscle, and Patient Bench to Bedside

Diagnosing familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) in the United States: Results from the CASCADE FH patient registry
Z Ahmad, C Newman, E O’Brien, P Shrader, EM deGoma, CD Ahmed, PM Moriarty, MRF Linton, MD Shapiro, PB Due, CM Ballantyne, WA Neal, D Duffy, L Hudgins, LC Hemphill, JA Underberg, KE Watson, SS Gidding, S Baum, K Wilemon, D Pickhardt, I Kindt, DJ Rader, M Roe, JW Knowles

OR30-Neuroendocrinology

Assessment of primary cancers in growth hormone-treated pediatric patients compared to population databases: An epidemiological analysis of a large, multinational, prospective observational study
CJ Child, AG Zimmermann, N Jia, LL Robison, JH Bramswig, WF Blum

Hypophysitis in the age of cancer immunotherapy: Experience in a large cancer center
MJoelle Pitteloud, R Dadu, ME Cabanillas, K Shah, MI-N Hu, MA Habra, SG Waguespack

OR34-Testosterone Replacement Therapy: Risks and Benefits

The association between testosterone use and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE): An exploratory retrospective cohort analysis of two large, contemporary, coronary heart disease clinical trials
S Janmohamed, G Cicconetti, CE Koro, RV Clark, E Tarka

Oral Presentations in Reproductive Science–Winner: Oral Abstract Award in Reproductive Science

Effects of androgens and estrogens on cardiometabolic parameters in young adult men
EW Yu, H Lee, S-AM Burnett-Bowie, SC Hirsch, G Abrishamian-Garcia, LF Borges, DW Goldstein, AP Taylor, KE Wulczyn, AF Moore, JS Finkelstein

PP27-Hyperandrogenic Ovarian Dysfunction

Role of insulin resistance and hyperandrogenemia in early vascular dysfunction in adolescents with PCOS
SK Bartz, MC Caldas, R Krishnamurthy, R Krishnamurthy, FF Bacha

SAT 379-412-Cushing’s Syndrome

Does a normal urine free cortisol result rule out Cushing’s syndrome?
ST Sharma, LK Nieman

SAT 418-443-Biochemical, Genetic and Pharmacological Studies of the Pituitary and Hypothalamus

Clinical and molecular differences between invasive and non-invasive pituitary adenomas
DA Cano, M Mendez-Muros, E Venegas, N Gros, E Dios, N Garcia-Hernandez, A Madrazo-Atutxa, I Martin-Scheffer, E Cardenas, A Kaen, F Roldan, A Soto-Moreno

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Reduced mortality in patients with GH replacement therapy – a Swedish study based on more than 4,000 patient-years

Posted on March 6, 2015 by MaryO

ENDO_2015

 

March 06, 2015

OR20-Pituitary Tumors-New Clinical Considerations

Reduced mortality in patients with GH replacement therapy – a Swedish study based on more than 4,000 patient-years

DS Olsson, AG Nilsson, P Trimpou, B-A Bengtsson, E Andersson, G Johannsson

Summary: In this study, researchers assessed mortality in patients with hypopituitarism with and without long-term growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy (GHRT). Theirs is the first study to report a reduced mortality in non-functioning pituitary adenoma (NFPA) patients with long-term GHRT compared with both the general population and NFPA patients who have not received GHRT, despite a more severe hypopituitarism. Further, researchers found that mortality due to circulatory diseases was not increased in NFPA patients regardless of GHRT. Finally, they found that death due to malignant tumors was decreased in the GHRT-group.

Methods:

  • To eliminate the influence of the etiology of hypopituitarism on mortality, researchers included only  patients with NFPA were studied.
  • Using the Swedish National Patient Registry, researchers identified NFPA patients within the Sahlgrenska University Hospital’s catchment-area (1.5 million inhabitants), and retrospectively reviewed records of all identified NFPA patients from 1987 to 2011.
  • Standardized mortality ratios (SMRs) with 95% confidence intervals (reference: Swedish population) were calculated and cox-regression analyses were used to identify predictors for mortality.

Results:

  • Researchers identified 437 patients with NFPA, of whom 435 (99%) had complete records and were included in the study.
  • They observed that GHRT had been used for at least 1 year by 188 patients (132 men, 56 women), while 247 patients had not been treated with GHRT (148 men, 99 women).
  • Mean (±SD) age at diagnosis was lower (P<0.001) in the GHRT-group (54.2±11.7) compared to the non-GHRT-group (63.8±15.6).
  • Mean duration of GHRT was 10.9 (6.7) years, and mean follow-up time in the non-GHRT-group was 7.0 (5.4) years.
  • In the GHRT-group, ACTH deficiency, gonadotropic deficiency and thyrotrophic deficiency were more frequent (71%, 74% and 93%, respectively) compared with the non-GHRT-group (38%, 34% and 50%).
  • The total number of events/deaths in the study was 83.
  • In the GHRT group, SMR was 0.49 (0.27-0.80, P=0.002) compared with 0.98 (0.76-1.24;P=0.94) in the non-GHRT-group; SMR was lower in the GHRT-group compared to the non-GHRT-group (P=0.02).
  • Researchers found that Cox-regression analyses identified GHRT (P=0.01) and younger age at diagnosis (P<0.0001) as predictors of decreased mortality.
  • They also found that cause-specific mortality due to circulatory diseases was not increased (GHRT-group, SMR 0.62; 0.25-1.28; Non-GHRT-group, SMR 0.96; 0.65-1.36).
  • SMR for malignant tumors was reduced in the GHRT-group (SMR 0.19; 0.02-0.68; P=0.003), and as expected in the non-GHRT-group (SMR 0.74; 0.37-1.31; P=0.37).

From http://www.mdlinx.com/endocrinology/conference-abstract.cfm/ZZ5BA369FDE9DE4CED82CB6A7CD5BFD1BE/42341/?utm_source=confcoveragenl&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_content=abstract-list&utm_campaign=abstract-ENDO2015&nonus=0

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Day 2 Coverage of ENDO 2015

Posted on March 6, 2015 by MaryO

ENDO_2015

 

OR22-Osteoporosis–Winner: Outstanding Abstract Award

Effects of teriparatide on bone microarchitecture in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis
S Orlov, R Ridout, L Tile, M Kapral, S Cardew, MR Werb, SD Sandler, J Chang, H Hu, E Szabo, C Derzko, A Cheung

FRI 224-247-Metabolic and Genetic Bone Disorders

The effect of vitamin D supplementation on falls and physical performance in elderly women. A randomized clinical trial
S Yousefian, JC Gallagher, SH Tella

The etiology and risk factors analysis in hypercalcemic crisis
H Liao, DL Lorber, E Cohen

LBF 001-014-Late-breaking Thyroid/HPT Axis II

Diagnostic lobectomy for thyroid nodules >4 cm with benign cytology after fine-needle aspiration is associated with improved outcomes at an acceptable cost compared to observation: …
L Lee, E Theodosopoulos, EJ Mitmaker, JA Lee, J Chabot, JH Kuo

LBF 015-023-Late-breaking Reproductive Endocrinology II

Effect of testosterone treatment on cardiac biomarkers in a randomized controlled trial of men with type 2 diabetes
EJ Gianatti, R Hoermann, Q Lam, P Dupuis, JD Zajac, M Grossmann

OR17-Novel Aspects of Adrenal Tumors and the HPA Axis

Epigenetic modulation of DNA Is associated with fatigue, depression and anxiety in patients with Cushing’s syndrome in remission: A genome-wide methylation study
CAM Glad, JC Andersson-Assarsson, P Berglund, R Bergthorsdottir, O Ragnarsson, G Johannsson

Pharmacogenetic analysis of glucocorticoid gene polymorphisms and prediction of daily dexamethasone doses in adults with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
JS Frassei, LG Gomes, RP Moreira, G Madureira, BB Mendonca, TA Bachega

OR20-Pituitary Tumors-New Clinical Considerations

Reduced mortality in patients with GH replacement therapy – a Swedish study based on more than 4,000 patient-years
DS Olsson, AG Nilsson, P Trimpou, B-A Bengtsson, E Andersson, G Johannsson

OR22-Osteoporosis

Denosumab restores cortical bone loss at the 1/3 radius associated with aging and reduces wrist fracture risk: Analyses from the Freedom extension cross-over group
JP Bilezikian, CL Benhamou, CJF Lin, JP Brown, NS Daizadeh, PR Ebeling, A Fahrleitner-Pammer, E Franek, N Gilchrist, PD Miller, JA Simon1, I Valter, AF Zerbini, C Libanati

OR22-Osteoporosis–Winner Clinical Fellows Abstract Award Travel Grants in Womens Health

Estrone may be more important than testosterone and estradiol for bone health and prevention of fractures in post-menopausal women
G Toraldo, TG Travison, X Zhang, KE Broe, S Bhasin, DP Kiel, AD Coviello

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Day 1 Coverage of ENDO 2015

Posted on March 5, 2015 by MaryO

ENDO_2015

 

Late-breaking Neuroendocrinology and Pituitary I

6-month interim safety and efficacy of different dose levels of TransCon HGH administered once weekly versus standard daily human growth hormone replacement therapy in pre-pubertal children with GHD
P Chatelain, O Malievsky, K Radziuk, HH Elsedfy, E Mikhailova, M Beckert

OR01-Clinical Issues in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes

Metformin as an adjunct therapy does not improve glycemic control among overweight adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D)
I Libman, KM Miller, LA DiMeglio, K Bethin, ML Katz, A Shah, JH Simmons, MJ Haller, S Raman, WV Tamborlane, J Coffey, AM Saenz, RW Beck

Patient-reported outcomes 1 year after randomization to laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding or intensive weight and diabetes management in obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
DC Simonson, SA Ding, F Halperin, M Wewalka, K Foster, K Kelly, J Panosian, A Goebel-Fabbri, O Hamdy, K Clancy, D Lautz, A Vernon, AB Goldfine

Undermanagement of hyperlipidemia in young persons with type 1 diabetes (T1D)
ML Katz, GH Telo, JB Cartaya, CE Dougher, M Ding, LM Laffel

OR01-Clinical Issues in Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes–Winner: Outstanding Abstract Award

18F-Flouride PET/CT and 18F-FDG labeled autologous leukocyte PET/CT for diagnosis of osteomyelitis in diabetic Charcot’s neuroarthropathy of foot
A Rastogi, A Bhansali

OR11-Thyroid Development, Clinical and Autoimmunity

Long-term outcomes and predictive factors of efficacy of ultrasound-guided ethanol injection for benign cystic thyroid lesions
E Papini, R Guglielmi, I Misischi, FM Graziano, A Persichetti, R Rendina, S Taccogna, G Bizzarri

OR11-Thyroid Development, Clinical and Autoimmunity–Winner: Outstanding Abstract Award

Novel insights into the effects of maternal thyroid function on child IQ reveal detrimental effects of high FT4 levels
TIM Korevaar, M Medici, H Tiemeier, E Visser, TJ Visser, RP Peeters

Oral Presentations in Reproductive Science–Winner: Oral Abstract Award in Reproductive Science

Kisspeptin signaling in the amygdala modulates reproductive hormone secretion
AN Comninos, J Anastasovska, M Sahuri-Arisoylu, X Feng Li, S Li, M Hu, CN Jayasena1, MA Ghatei, SR Bloom, P Matthews, K O’Byrne, JD Bell, WS Dhillo

PP09-Acromegaly

Biochemical control is maintained with pasireotide LAR in patients with acromegaly: Results from the extension of a randomized phase III study (PAOLA)
MR Gadelha, MD Bronstein, T Brue, MG Coculescu, L De Marinis, M Fleseriu, M Guitelman, V Pronin, G Raverot, I Shimon, J Fleck, A Kandra, AM Pedroncelli, A Colao

THR 113-137-Testis Cells: Control, Regulation and Functions

Effects of testosterone level on lower urinary tract symptoms
ED Crawford, W Poage, A Nyhuis, DA Price, SA Dowsett, D Muram

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