growth hormone deficiency in childhood cancer survivors shortage of growth hormone after treatment for childhood cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All patients who were treated for childhood cancer (before age 18) in one of the seven Pediatric Oncology Centers between 1960 and 2001 and who survived for at least 5 years after diagnosis will be included in the SKION LATER study. Participating centres are located in Amsterdam (the Emma Children's Hospital/ Academic Medical Centre (EKZ/AMC) and the VU University Medical Center (VUMC) and), Groningen (Children's Cancer Center/ University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG)), Rotterdam (Rotterdam Erasmus MC-Sophia (REMC-S), Nijmegen (University Medical Center Nijmegen (UMCN)), Leiden (Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) and Utrecht (Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology (PMC)). From this cohort of 575 survivors, 400 childhood cancer survivors will be asked to participate in the growth hormone study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Diagnosis of childhood cancer with survival less than 5 years, age at diagnosis >17 years or diagnosis while residing in foreign country , abnormal thyroid function tests, kidney or liver values. BMI
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| * Mean height (in non-disproportional patients) at near final height * Height distribution (in non-disproportional patients) at near final height * IGF-1 distribution compared with normal population/sibs * IGF-BP3 distribution compared with normal population/sibs * % of cancer survivors with an IGF-1 | — |
Countries
Netherlands