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ArticleScientific reports2025

Treatment of patients with tumor/treatment-related hypothalamic obesity in the first two years following surgical treatment or radiotherapy.

Hermann L Müller, Julian Witte, Bastian Surmann, Manuel Batram, Kylie Braegelmann, Mathias Flume, Julia Beckhaus, Nicolas Touchot, Carsten Friedrich

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Hermann L MüllerDepartment of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Carl Von Ossietzky Universität, Klinikum Oldenburg AöR, Rahel-Straus-Straße 10, 26133, Oldenburg, Germany.
Julian WitteVandage GmbH, Detmolder Straße 30, 33604, Bielefeld, Germany.
Bastian SurmannVandage GmbH, Detmolder Straße 30, 33604, Bielefeld, Germany.
Manuel BatramVandage GmbH, Detmolder Straße 30, 33604, Bielefeld, Germany.
Kylie BraegelmannVandage GmbH, Detmolder Straße 30, 33604, Bielefeld, Germany. kylie.braegelmann@vandage.de.
Mathias FlumeGene Access GmbH, Seeweg 26, 44263, Dortmund, Germany.
Julia BeckhausDepartment of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Carl Von Ossietzky Universität, Klinikum Oldenburg AöR, Rahel-Straus-Straße 10, 26133, Oldenburg, Germany.
Nicolas TouchotRhythm Pharmaceuticals, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA, 02116, USA.
Carsten FriedrichDepartment of Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Children's Hospital, Carl Von Ossietzky Universität, Klinikum Oldenburg AöR, Rahel-Straus-Straße 10, 26133, Oldenburg, Germany.

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Abstract

Survivors of sellar/suprasellar tumors involving hypothalamic structures face a risk of impaired quality of life, including tumor- and/or treatment-related hypothalamic obesity (TTR-HO) defined as abnormal weight gain resulting in severe persistent obesity due to physical, tumor- and/or treatment related damage of the hypothalamus. We analyze German claims data to better understand treatment pathways for patients living TTR-HO during the two years following the index surgical treatment. A database algorithm identified patients with TTR-HO in a representative German payer claims database between 2010 and 2021 (n = 5.42 million patients). Claims from 37 patients with TTR-HO were analyzed on a quarterly basis over 2 years. The analysis considered inpatient, outpatient, and prescription data. In the follow-up period, patients with TTR-HO are hospitalized 3.68 times on average; 37% of hospitalizations in year 1 and 31% in year 2 are due to TTR-HO. On average, patients see a general practitioner 12.27 times and various specialists 20.45 times. The need for complex neuroendocrine therapy develops quickly, with most patients having 2-3 neuroendocrine prescriptions in any given quarter. The management of patients with TTR-HO requires frequent inpatient and outpatient visits for tumor follow-up and management of incident comorbidities, and most patients with TTR-HO require intense polytherapy.

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Hypothalamic DiseasesObesityPituitary NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultAgedFemaleGermanyHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeYoung AdultCraniopharyngiomaEndocrinologyHypothalamic obesityRare sellar/suprasellar tumorsTumor/treatment related HO

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