Laura Abaandou, Raisa Ghosh, Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska
{"title":"The role of the hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis in thyroid cancer","authors":"Laura Abaandou, Raisa Ghosh, Joanna Klubo-Gwiezdzinska","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00364-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00364-4","url":null,"abstract":"The hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis, diagnosis, risk stratification, effectiveness of radioiodine therapy, and treatment response evaluation in epithelial thyroid cancer. Supraphysiological doses of levothyroxine are used in patients with intermediate-risk and high-risk thyroid cancer to suppress thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) to prevent tumour progression. However, free thyroxine and tri-iodothyronine have also been found to promote tumour growth in thyroid cancer preclinical models. Moreover, current evidence remains inconclusive about the role of TSH suppression in improving survival outcomes and reveals an increased risk of cardiovascular and skeletal adverse events after long-term exposure to excess levothyroxine. Stimulation of the axis with either recombinant human TSH or thyroid hormone withdrawal has been proven equally effective for diagnostic purposes and for facilitating radioiodine uptake for thyroid remnant ablation, but evidence is insufficient for non-inferiority of recombinant human TSH-based <em>vs</em> thyroid hormone withdrawal-based stimulation before radioiodine therapy of distant metastases.","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"47 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Protein-binding therapy: a new approach to lower cholesterol","authors":"Robert A Hegele","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00347-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00347-4","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"113 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143031084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The STEP-HFpEF programme: advancing care at the intersections","authors":"John W Ostrominski, Vanita R Aroda","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00335-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00335-8","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"74 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142990890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Melanie J Davies, Peter van der Meer, Subodh Verma, Shachi Patel, Khaja M Chinnakondepalli, Barry A Borlaug, Javed Butler, Dalane W Kitzman, Sanjiv J Shah, Signe Harring, Afshin Salsali, Søren Rasmussen, Dirk von Lewinski, Walter Abhayaratna, Mark C Petrie, Mikhail N Kosiborod
{"title":"Semaglutide in obesity-related heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and type 2 diabetes across baseline HbA1c levels (STEP-HFpEF DM): a prespecified analysis of heart failure and metabolic outcomes from a randomised, placebo-controlled trial","authors":"Melanie J Davies, Peter van der Meer, Subodh Verma, Shachi Patel, Khaja M Chinnakondepalli, Barry A Borlaug, Javed Butler, Dalane W Kitzman, Sanjiv J Shah, Signe Harring, Afshin Salsali, Søren Rasmussen, Dirk von Lewinski, Walter Abhayaratna, Mark C Petrie, Mikhail N Kosiborod","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00304-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00304-8","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>About half of patients with heart failure with mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) have type 2 diabetes. In the STEP-HFpEF DM trial of adults with obesity-related HFpEF and type 2 diabetes, subcutaneous once weekly semaglutide 2·4 mg conferred improvements in heart failure-related symptoms and physical limitations, bodyweight, and other heart failure outcomes. We aimed to determine whether these effects of semaglutide differ according to baseline HbA<sub>1c</sub>.<h3>Methods</h3>STEP-HFpEF DM, a double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial conducted at 108 clinical research sites across 16 countries in Asia, Europe, and North and South America, included individuals aged 18 years or older with documented HFpEF (left ventricular ejection fraction ≥45%), type 2 diabetes, and obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m<sup>2</sup>). Participants were randomly assigned (1:1), with a block size of four within each stratum using an interactive web response system, stratified by baseline BMI (<35 kg/m<sup>2</sup> <em>vs</em> ≥35 kg/m<sup>2</sup>), to receive either semaglutide 2·4 mg or placebo subcutaneously. The effects of semaglutide versus placebo on the efficacy endpoints were evaluated by HbA<sub>1c</sub> categories at baseline: low (<6·5%; <48 mmol/mol), medium (6·5% to <7·5%; 48 mmol/mol to <58 mmol/mol), and high (≥7·5%; ≥58 mmol/mol). The dual primary endpoints were change in the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary Score (KCCQ-CSS) and bodyweight percentage from baseline to 52 weeks and were assessed in all randomly assigned participants by intention to treat. Hypoglycaemia events were also analysed to assess safety in all randomly assigned participants who received at least one dose of study drug. This trial is registered with <span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>, <span><span>NCT04916470</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>.<h3>Findings</h3>Between June 27, 2021 and Sept 2, 2022, 616 participants were enrolled and randomly assigned (mean age 68·4 years [SD 8·9]; 273 [44%] were female, 343 [56%] were male, and 519 [84%] were White). The low baseline HbA<sub>1c</sub> group included 227 participants (112 assigned to semaglutide and 115 to placebo), the medium baseline HbA<sub>1c</sub> group included 226 participants (124 assigned to semaglutide and 102 to placebo), and the high baseline HbA<sub>1c</sub> group included 163 participants (74 assigned to semaglutide and 89 to placebo). The median duration of follow-up in the overall trial was 401 days (IQR 400–405). The change in KCCQ-CSS from baseline to 52 weeks was 1","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142990889","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Francesco Rubino, David E Cummings, Robert H Eckel, Ricardo V Cohen, John P H Wilding, Wendy A Brown, Fatima Cody Stanford, Rachel L Batterham, I Sadaf Farooqi, Nathalie J Farpour-Lambert, Carel W le Roux, Naveed Sattar, Louise A Baur, Katherine M Morrison, Anoop Misra, Takashi Kadowaki, Kwang Wei Tham, Priya Sumithran, W Timothy Garvey, John P Kirwan, Geltrude Mingrone
{"title":"Definition and diagnostic criteria of clinical obesity","authors":"Francesco Rubino, David E Cummings, Robert H Eckel, Ricardo V Cohen, John P H Wilding, Wendy A Brown, Fatima Cody Stanford, Rachel L Batterham, I Sadaf Farooqi, Nathalie J Farpour-Lambert, Carel W le Roux, Naveed Sattar, Louise A Baur, Katherine M Morrison, Anoop Misra, Takashi Kadowaki, Kwang Wei Tham, Priya Sumithran, W Timothy Garvey, John P Kirwan, Geltrude Mingrone","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00316-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00316-4","url":null,"abstract":"<h2>Section snippets</h2><section><section><h2>Executive summary</h2>Current BMI-based measures of obesity can both underestimate and overestimate adiposity and provide inadequate information about health at the individual level, which undermines medically-sound approaches to health care and policy. This Commission sought to define clinical obesity as a condition of illness that, akin to the notion of chronic disease in other medical specialties, directly results from the effect of excess adiposity on the function of organs and tissues. The specific aim of the</section></section><section><section><section><h2>Conception of the Commission</h2>The idea and general plan to convene a global expert group for the definition of diagnostic criteria of chronic illness in obesity (clinical obesity) was conceived by FR, and discussed with editors of <em>The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology</em> journal for consideration as a <em>Lancet</em> Commission. The Commission on clinical obesity was organised in partnership with the Institute of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Obesity at Kings Health Partners. Additional scientific input about the programme of the</section></section></section><section><section><section><h2>General principles</h2>Although the notion of disease might seem obvious, a clear definition of disease does not exist. One comprehensive approach to the definition of disease was proposed by Stanley Heshka and David Allison:<sup>27</sup> (A) a condition of the body, its parts, organs, or systems, or an alteration thereof; (B) resulting from infection, parasites, nutritional, dietary, environmental, genetic, or other causes; (C) having a characteristic, identifiable, marked group of symptoms or signs; and (D) deviation from</section></section></section><section><section><h2>Commissioners' views on obesity as a disease</h2>The idea of obesity as a disease was a controversial subject also within this Commission. Initial opinions diverged substantially, clearly indicating that a consensus would not be reached on a blanket definition of obesity as a disease, at least as currently defined. A specific pre-Delphi survey on the question of whether obesity is a disease showed that more than half of the commissioners rejected the all-or-nothing scenario implied in the question, but supported the view that obesity is a</section></section><section><section><section><h2>Conceptual and practical issues in the current definition of obesity</h2>Obesity is currently conceived and defined as a condition of excess adiposity that presents a “risk to health”.<sup>34</sup> The current diagnosis of obesity worldwide is based on BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. According to WHO, an adult with a BMI of 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> or higher is considered to have obesity.This definition has been widely adopted and used in epidemiological studies, clinical practice, and public health policy.<sup>35</sup> However, several studies have shown t","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142981447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Rating the response of primary aldosteronism to targeted medical treatment with the PAMO criteria","authors":"Olivier Steichen","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00344-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00344-9","url":null,"abstract":"No Abstract","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"91 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142981446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jun Yang, Jacopo Burrello, Jessica Goi, Martin Reincke, Christian Adolf, Evelyn Asbach, Denise Brűdgam, Qifu Li, Yi Song, Jinbo Hu, Shumin Yang, Fumitoshi Satoh, Yoshikiyo Ono, Renata Libianto, Michael Stowasser, Nanfang Li, Qing Zhu, Namki Hong, Drishya Nayak, Troy H Puar, Peter J Fuller
{"title":"Outcomes after medical treatment for primary aldosteronism: an international consensus and analysis of treatment response in an international cohort","authors":"Jun Yang, Jacopo Burrello, Jessica Goi, Martin Reincke, Christian Adolf, Evelyn Asbach, Denise Brűdgam, Qifu Li, Yi Song, Jinbo Hu, Shumin Yang, Fumitoshi Satoh, Yoshikiyo Ono, Renata Libianto, Michael Stowasser, Nanfang Li, Qing Zhu, Namki Hong, Drishya Nayak, Troy H Puar, Peter J Fuller","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00308-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00308-5","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Primary aldosteronism can be treated medically but there is no standardised method to evaluate treatment outcomes. We aimed to develop criteria for assessing the outcomes of targeted medical treatment of primary aldosteronism, analyse outcomes across an international cohort, and identify factors associated with a complete treatment response.<h3>Methods</h3>An international panel of 31 primary aldosteronism experts used the Delphi method to reach consensus on the definition of complete, partial, or absent biochemical and clinical outcomes of medical treatment of primary aldosteronism. Clinical data at baseline and 6–12 months post-treatment were collected from patients with primary aldosteronism who started targeted medical treatment between 2016 and 2021 at 28 participating centres.<h3>Findings</h3>Consensus was reached for defining complete, partial, or absent biochemical or clinical response. Of 1258 patients (with a mean age of 52 years [SD 11·5] and of whom 610 [48·5%] were female and 648 [51·5%] were male), 1057 (84·0%) had biochemical outcome data (559 [52·9%] had a complete biochemical response). The median daily dose of spironolactone was significantly higher for those with a complete biochemical response than for those without (40 mg [IQR 25−50] <em>vs</em> 25 mg [20−50]; p=0·011). Of the 1248 patients with clinical outcome data, 228 [18·3%] had a complete clinical response whereas 227 (18·2%) had an absent response. Patients with a complete clinical response were more likely than those with partial or absent clinical response to be women (OR 2·099, 95% CI 1·485–2·968; p<0·001), require lower doses of antihypertensive drugs at baseline (0·687, 0·603–0·782; p<0·001), and were less likely to have microalbuminuria or left ventricular hypertrophy (0·584, 0·391–0·873; p=0·009).<h3>Interpretation</h3>The Primary Aldosteronism Medical Treatment Outcome (PAMO) criteria represent an internationally developed outcome standard that can guide clinical practice and research into primary aldosteronism. Efforts to optimise treatment intensity and minimise factors associated with an absent treatment response are needed to improve patient outcomes.<h3>Funding</h3>None.<h3>Translations</h3>For the Chinese (simple), Chinese (complex), Japanese, Korean, German, French, Spanish, Dutch, Swedish, Slovenian, Polish, Italian and Russian translations of the abstract see Supplementary Materials section.","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142981449","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jawad H Butt, Pardeep S Jhund, Alasdair D Henderson, Brian L Claggett, Akshay S Desai, Prabhakar Viswanathan, Peter Kolkhof, Patrick Schloemer, Flaviana Amarante, Carolyn S P Lam, Michele Senni, Sanjiv J Shah, Adriaan A Voors, Faiez Zannad, Bertram Pitt, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Scott D Solomon, John J V McMurray
{"title":"Finerenone and new-onset diabetes in heart failure: a prespecified analysis of the FINEARTS-HF trial","authors":"Jawad H Butt, Pardeep S Jhund, Alasdair D Henderson, Brian L Claggett, Akshay S Desai, Prabhakar Viswanathan, Peter Kolkhof, Patrick Schloemer, Flaviana Amarante, Carolyn S P Lam, Michele Senni, Sanjiv J Shah, Adriaan A Voors, Faiez Zannad, Bertram Pitt, Muthiah Vaduganathan, Scott D Solomon, John J V McMurray","doi":"10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00309-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00309-7","url":null,"abstract":"<h3>Background</h3>Data on the effect of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist therapy on HbA<sub>1c</sub> levels and new-onset diabetes are conflicting. We aimed to examine the effect of oral finerenone, compared with placebo, on incident diabetes in the Finerenone Trial to Investigate Efficacy and Safety Superior to Placebo in Patients with Heart Failure (FINEARTS-HF) trial.<h3>Methods</h3>In this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 6001 participants with heart failure with New York Heart Association functional class II–IV, left ventricular ejection fraction 40% or higher, evidence of structural heart disease, and elevated N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levels were randomly assigned to finerenone or placebo, administered orally. Randomisation was performed with concealed allocation. The primary outcome of the trial was the composite of cardiovascular death and total (first and recurrent) heart failure events (ie, heart failure hospitalisation or urgent heart failure visit). In the present analysis, participants with diabetes at baseline (investigator-reported history of diabetes or baseline HbA<sub>1c</sub> ≥6·5%) were excluded. New-onset diabetes was defined as a HbA<sub>1c</sub> measurement of 6·5% or higher on two consecutive follow-up visits or new initiation of glucose-lowering therapy. The full-analysis set comprised all participants randomly assigned to study treatment, analysed according to their treatment assignment irrespective of the treatment received (ie, intention to treat). The safety analysis set comprised participants randomly assigned to study treatment who took at least one dose of the investigational product, analysed according to the treatment actually received. This trial is registered with <span><span>ClinicalTrials.gov</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>, <span><span>NCT04435626</span><svg aria-label=\"Opens in new window\" focusable=\"false\" height=\"20\" viewbox=\"0 0 8 8\"><path d=\"M1.12949 2.1072V1H7V6.85795H5.89111V2.90281L0.784057 8L0 7.21635L5.11902 2.1072H1.12949Z\"></path></svg></span>, and is closed to new participants.<h3>Findings</h3>Between Sept 14, 2020, and Jan 10, 2023, 6001 participants were recruited and randomly assigned to finerenone or placebo. 3222 (53·7%) participants did not have diabetes at baseline and comprised the study population. During a median duration of follow-up of 31·3 months (IQR 21·5–36·3), 115 (7·2%) participants in the finerenone group and 147 (9·1%) in the placebo group developed new-onset diabetes, corresponding to a rate of 3·0 events per 100 person-years (95% CI 2·5–3·6) in the finerenone group and 3·9 events per 100 person-years (3·3–4·6) in the placebo group. Compared with placebo, finerenone significantly reduced the hazard of new-onset diabetes by 24% (hazard ratio [HR] 0·76 [95% CI","PeriodicalId":48790,"journal":{"name":"The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology","volume":"75 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":44.5,"publicationDate":"2025-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142974794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}