Adrenal News

Adults who are diagnosed with adrenocortical cancer have a 5-year overall survival of 54%, with overall survival higher among those with stage I or stage II cancer, according to study findings.

R. Scott Struthers, PhD, had a lab job synthesizing peptide hormones as a college freshman. That experience launched a career featuring discovery of novel agents for endocrine diseases, women’s health conditions and cancers.

Experts from across the field of endocrinology will converge on Chicago beginning Thursday for the 2023 Endocrine Society annual meeting.

In this video exclusive, Maria Fleseriu, MD, FACE, reviews the pituitary and adrenal research highlights presented at ECE 2023, the annual meeting of the European Society of Endocrinology, which took place in Istanbul, Turkey, in May.

In this video exclusive, Jonathan D. Leffert, MD, talks with Richard J. Auchus, MD, PhD, FACE, about how to define primary hyperaldosteronism, the importance of screening and tips for treating the disease.

To achieve optimal outcomes in Cushing’s syndrome, both clinicians and patients need to be prepared for the type and duration of symptoms that patients may experience during treatment and recovery.

SEATTLE — Higher post-dexamethasone cortisol was associated with lower estimated glomerular filtration rate independent of cardiovascular risk factors, researchers reported at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Conference.

Women who use oral contraceptives are more likely to have an aldosterone-to-renin ratio above the threshold for a positive test for primary aldosteronism than those who do not use oral contraceptives, according to study data.

Clinicians are prescribing children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia decreasing dosages of hydrocortisone per body surface area as weight and BMI increase, without worse treatment outcomes, according to study data.

Ambulatory fludrocortisone suppression testing for primary aldosteronism has similar accuracy compared with in-patient fludrocortisone suppression testing but with significantly lower health care costs, according to study data.