Response to the unsolicited commentary by Meng et al.: “Rethinking Dexamethasone Suppression Test Thresholds in the Era of Precision Steroid Profiling”

Journal Article Accepted manuscript Response to the unsolicited commentary by Meng et al.: "Rethinking Dexamethasone Suppression Test Thresholds in the Era of Precision Steroid Profiling" Get access Laura Rotolo , Laura Rotolo Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0393-2280 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Greta Galante , Greta Galante Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCenter for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kimberly Coscia , Kimberly Coscia Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Valentina Bissi , Valentina Bissi Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCenter for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Lorenzo Tucci , Lorenzo Tucci Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Marco Mezzullo , Marco Mezzullo Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCenter for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Alessandra Gambineri , Alessandra Gambineri Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2242-6734 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Valentina Vicennati , Valentina Vicennati Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Guido Zavatta , Guido Zavatta Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3657-2070 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Uberto Pagotto , Uberto Pagotto Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCenter for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4182-3110 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar ... Show more Guido Di Dalmazi , Guido Di Dalmazi Division of Endocrinology and Diabetes Prevention and Care, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCenter for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1291-8906 Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Flaminia Fanelli Flaminia Fanelli Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, ItalyCenter for Applied Biomedical Research, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy Corresponding author: Flaminia Fanelli, Senior Assistant Professor, Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Bologna, S.Orsola Policlinic, Via Massarenti 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. Tel and Fax. +39-051-2143902; E-mail: [email protected] Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar European Journal of Endocrinology, lvaf176, https://doi.org/10.1093/ejendo/lvaf176 Published: 22 August 2025 Article history Received: 18 August 2025 Editorial decision: 20 August 2025 Accepted: 20 August 2025 Published: 22 August 2025