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Trial reportJournal of endocrinological investigation2020

Development of a novel score to predict probability of growth without growth hormone after resection of paediatric craniopharyngiomas: relative to tumour growth pattern.

J X Peng, L Yang, G L Huang, Y Liu, S C Zhang, J Pan, S T Qi

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Trial report in Journal of endocrinological investigation, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00949156 (Tumor Classification and Its Application in Surgical Treatment of Craniopharyngioma), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Tumor Classification and Its Application in Surgical Treatment of Craniopharyngioma

TypeobservationalSponsorSouthern Medical University, ChinaRan1997 to 2015Enrolled238ConditionsCraniopharyngiomaArmsDifferent surgical approach and techniques being used to treat three subtype of CP
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J X PengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China. pjxlaozong@126.com.
L YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
G L HuangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
Y LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
S C ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
J PanDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China. panjundu@hotmail.com.
S T QiDepartment of Neurosurgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China. sjwkqisongtao@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-0673

Funding

Clinical Research Startup Programof Southern Medical University by High-level University Construction Funding ofGuangdong Provincial Department of Education LC2016YM001Medical Science and Technology Foundation of Guangdong Province 2017A020215048Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province 2019A1515012140
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Abstract

objectiveSome patients with paediatric craniopharyngiomas (PCs) showed normal growth despite growth hormone deficiency, which is known as growth without GH (GWGH); however, its mechanism remains unclear. We aimed to develop a novel clinical score to predict the probability of GWGH in PCs.

methodsA total of 708 PC patients were prospectively enrolled from six hospitals, among which 431 patients were finally included. Data from four of the six hospitals (n = 325) were used to develop the innovative clinical score (ICS), which was further validated using the data from the other two hospitals (n = 106). To establish and validate the ICS, sequential logistic regression was used to analyse the clinical characteristics including tumour growth pattern and tumour size and so on. Furthermore, C-statistic was employed to calibrate the discriminatory ability of the established clinical score, while a calibration plot was adopted for further assessment.

resultsThe overall incidence of GWGH was 16.9% (73/431). The ICS ranged from 2 to 23, with an optimism-corrected C-statistic of 0.820, Furthermore, the optimism-corrected C-statistic of external validation was 0.835, indicating good discriminatory power and robustness of the clinical score. Additionally, no apparent overestimation or underestimation was observed in the calibration plots, which showed excellent calibration power of the clinical score.

conclusionsBased on tumour growth patterns and PC patients' clinical characteristics, individualized surgical strategies were promising to achieve long-term effective management of PC patients. The ICS is valuable for the evaluation of probability of developing postoperative GWGH. CLINICAL

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00949156.

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Body HeightChildCohort StudiesCraniopharyngiomaFemaleHuman Growth HormoneHumansMalePredictive Value of TestsProspective StudiesTumor BurdenHuman Growth HormoneGrowth without growth hormonePaediatric craniopharyngiomasTumour growth pattern

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