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Long-term outcomes of patients with acromegaly: a report from the Swedish Pituitary Register
Uppsala Univ, Sweden; Uppsala Univ Hosp, Sweden.
Reg Canc Ctr RCC Stockholm Gotland, Sweden.
Lund Univ, Sweden.
Karolinska Inst, Sweden; Karolinska Univ Hosp, Sweden.
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2022 (English)In: European Journal of Endocrinology, ISSN 0804-4643, E-ISSN 1479-683X, Vol. 186, no 3, p. 329-339Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Objective: To describe the treatment and long-term outcomes of patients with acromegaly from all healthcare regions in Sweden. Design and methods: Analysis of prospectively reported data from the Swedish Pituitary Register of 698 patients (51% females) with acromegaly diagnosed from 1991 to 2011. The latest clinical follow-up date was December 2012, while mortality data were collected for 28.5 years until June 2019. Results: The annual incidence was 3.7/million; 71% of patients had a macroadenoma, 18% had visual field defects, and 25% had at least one pituitary hormone deficiency. Eighty-two percent had pituitary surgery, 10% radiotherapy, and 39% medical treatment. At the 5- and 10-year follow-ups, insulin-like growth factor 1 levels were within the reference range in 69 and 78% of patients, respectively. In linear regression, the proportion of patients with biochemical control including adjuvant therapy at 10 years follow-up increased over time by 1.23% per year. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) (95% CI) for all patients was 1.29 (1.11-1.49). For patients with biochemical control at the latest follow-up, SMR was not increased, neither among patients diagnosed between 1991 and 2000, SMR: 1.06 (0.85-1.33) nor between 2001 and2011, SMR: 0.87 (0.61-1.24). In contrast, non-controlled patients at the latest follow-up from both decades had elevated SMR, 1.90 (1.33-2.72) and 1.98 (1.24-3.14), respectively. Conclusions: The proportion of patients with biochemical control increased over time. Patients with biochemically controlled acromegaly have normal life expectancy, while non-controlled patients still have increased mortality. The high rate of macroadenomas and unchanged age at diagnosis illustrates the need for improvements in the management of patients with acromegaly.

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BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD , 2022. Vol. 186, no 3, p. 329-339
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-187584DOI: 10.1530/EJE-21-0729ISI: 000821200400006PubMedID: 35007208OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-187584DiVA, id: diva2:1690549
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Funding Agencies|Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions

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