Relative Adrenal Insufficiency Observed Among Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma During Treatment
Relative Adrenal Insufficiency Observed Among Patients With High-Risk Neuroblastoma During Treatment https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AdobeStock_57532575-1024x683.jpg 1024 683 Jessica Nye, PhD https://pediatricsnationwide.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/JNye_glasses.png
A subset of patients with high-risk neuroblastoma (NBL) and primary adrenal tumors develop an adrenal insufficiency (AI)-like phenotype during treatment. “We noticed that some of the patients with neuroblastoma had less hypotension when we added hydrocortisone while they were getting dinutuximab therapy. So, we said, I wonder if that has anything to do with the…