The Assessment of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis After Oncological Treatment in Pediatric Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Barbara Hull Anna Wędrychowicz Magdalena Ossowska Aleksandra Furtak Joanna Badacz Szymon Skoczeń Jerzy B. Starzyk

Published in: Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology (2022)

These results highlight the importance of reviewing adrenal gland functionality after chemo/radiotherapy in ALL survivors. DHEA-S proved to be a good marker to assess the adrenal glands after oncological therapy. Post-treatment disturbances of the adrenal axis could be associated with metabolic complications.

Keyphrases

acute lymphoblastic leukemia
combination therapy
rectal cancer
radiation therapy
prostate cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
radical prostatectomy
allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
mesenchymal stem cells
bone marrow
cell therapy