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The definition of remission and recurrence of Cushing's disease.

Authors :
Hinojosa-Amaya JM
Cuevas-Ramos D
Source :
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism [Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab] 2021 Jan; Vol. 35 (1), pp. 101485. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 13.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Accurate classification of postsurgical remission, and early recognition of recurrence are crucial to timely treat and prevent excess mortality in Cushing's Disease, yet the criteria used to define remission are variable and there is no consensus to define recurrence. Remission is defined as postsurgical hypocortisolemia, but delayed remission may occur. Recurrence is the return of clinical manifestations with biochemical evidence of hypercortisolism. The proper combination of tests and their timing are controversial. Reliable predicting tools may lead to earlier diagnosis upon recurrence. Many factors have been studied independently for prediction with variable performance. Novel artificial intelligence approaches seek to integrate these variables into risk calculators and machine-learning algorithms with an acceptable short-term predictive performance but lack longer-term accuracy. Prospective studies using these approaches are needed. This review summarizes the evidence behind the definitions of remission and recurrence and provide an overview of the available tools to predict and/or diagnose them.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors report not to have conflict of interest concerning this manuscript.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1878-1594
Volume :
35
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33472761
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beem.2021.101485