SUN-447 Frailty Outcomes In Patients With Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion: Impact Of Adrenalectomy Vs. Conservative Management

Abstract Disclosure: B. Salama: None. M. Bassiony: None. J. Saini: None. P. Dogra: None. E. Atkinson: None. J. Larson: None. I. Vodanovic: None. D. Kastelan: None. D.A. Delivanis: None. J. Hubska: None. U. Ambroziak: None. I. Bancos: None. Background: Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized by diminished physiological reserve and increased vulnerability to stressors. Patients with Mild Autonomous Cortisol Secretion (MACS) demonstrate a high prevalence of frailty, however, no data are available on the impact of management on frailty progression. Objectives: To determine the impact of conservative vs surgical management on and the progression of frailty in patients with MACS. Methods: We conducted a multicenter prospective cohort study of patients with (MACS), primary aldosteronism (PA), or non-functioning adrenal adenomas (NFA) between June 2020 and April 2025. Participants completed standardized frailty assessment (frailty index) at baseline and annually. Results: A total of 691 patients were included: 253 with MACS (median age 62 years, 73% women, 230 with NFA (median age 62 years, 67% women), and 208 with PA (median age 54 years, 50% women). At baseline, prevalence of frailty was highest patients with MACS (39%), followed by patients with PA (31%) and NFA (24%). Frailty was reassessed at 1 year post baseline in 189 patients with NFA (22% frail, median frailty index of 0.17) and 116 patients with MACS (27% frail, median frailty index of 0.16) managed conservatively, as well as in 108 patients with MACS treated with adrenalectomy (49% frail, median frailty score of 0.24). Conservatively treated patients with MACS and those treated with adrenalectomy had similar post-dexamethasone cortisol (median 2.9 mcg/dL vs 3.1 mcg/dL, p=0.396), but were older (median age 65 years vs 58 years, p=0.001) At one year follow up, patients with MACS treated with adrenalectomy demonstrated an improvement in frailty when compared to conservative management (delta frailty index: Est of −0.044, p = 0.004), after adjusting for age and sex. In contrast, when compared to conservatively managed patients with NFA, conservatively managed patients with MACS demonstrated worse frailty at 1 year follow up (delta frailty index: Est of 0.028, p = 0.013). Conclusion: In comparison to patients with NFA, conservatively managed patients with MACS demonstrated worse frailty at 1 year follow up. In contrast, adrenalectomy in patients with MACS led to improvement of frailty. Frailty index could be valuable to identify patients most likely to benefit from adrenalectomy. Patients with higher baseline frailty scores were more likely to undergo adrenalectomy, Presentation: Sunday, July 13, 2025