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Treatment-related fertility impairment in long-term female childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivors: investigating dose-effect relationships in a European case-control study (PanCareLIFE)

MH. van den Berg, M. van Dijk, J. Byrne, C. Berger, U. Dirksen, JF. Winther, SD. Fossa, D. Grabow, VL. Grandage, R. Haupt, MM. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, M. Kaiser, T. Kepak, ALF. van der Kooi, LCM. Kremer, J. Kruseova, CB. Lambalk, FE. van Leeuwen,...

. 2021 ; 36 (6) : 1561-1573. [pub] 20210517

Language English Country Great Britain

Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

STUDY QUESTION: Which chemotherapeutic agents and body site-specific radiation fields are dose-dependently associated with an increased risk of fertility impairment in long-term female childhood, adolescent and young adulthood (CAYA) cancer survivors? SUMMARY ANSWER: Busulfan, lower abdominal radiotherapy (RT) and total body irradiation (TBI) seem to be associated with fertility impairment at any dose, whereas gonadotoxicity of melphalan and procarbazine is suggested at medium/high (>140 mg/m2) or high dose (>5600 mg/m2) therapy, respectively. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Several treatment-related fertility deficits, as assessed by both self-reported outcomes and hormonal markers are known to occur following treatment of CAYA cancer. However, knowledge regarding precise dose-related estimates of these treatment-related risks are scarce. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE, DURATION: The current case-control study was nested within the PanCareLIFE cohort study. In total, 1332 CAYA survivors from 8 countries, 9 institutions and 11 cohorts, participated in and contributed data to the study. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS: All participants were female 5-year CAYA cancer survivors. In total, 450 cases (fertility impaired survivors) and 882 matched controls (not fertility impaired survivors) were included. Fertility impairment was defined using both questionnaire data (primary or secondary amenorrhea; use of artificial reproductive techniques; unfulfilled wish to conceive) and hormonal data (FSH and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH)). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate the effect of (i) alkylating agent exposure, and (ii) dose categories for individual chemotherapeutic agents and for RT-exposed body sites. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE: A positive dose-effect relationship between cyclophosphamide equivalent dose (CED) score and fertility impairment was found, with survivors with a CED score > 7121 mg/m2 being at a significantly increased risk of fertility impairment (odds ratio (95% CI) = 2.6 (1.9-3.6) P < 0.001). Moreover, cumulative dose variables of the following treatments were significantly associated with fertility impairment: busulfan, carmustine, cyclophosphamide, melphalan, procarbazine, lower abdominal RT and TBI. Busulfan, lower abdominal RT and TBI seem to be associated with fertility impairment at any dose, whereas gonadotoxicity of melphalan and procarbazine is suggested at medium/high (>140 mg/m2) or high dose (>5600 mg/m2) therapy, respectively. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION: Our study may have been subject to selection bias since data from about half of the original base cohorts were available for the current study. This could impact the generalizability of our study results. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS: We identified survivors at high risk for fertility impairment and, consequently, for a reduced or even absent reproductive life span. Both girls and young women who are about to start anti-cancer treatment, as well as adult female survivors, should be counselled about future parenthood and referred to a reproductive specialist for fertility preservation, if desired. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTEREST(S): This study has received funding from the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under grant agreement no. 602030. There are no competing interests. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: n/a.

Boyne Research Institute Department of Epidemiology Drogheda Ireland

Danish Cancer Society Research Center Childhood Cancer Research Group Copenhagen Denmark

Department of Clinical Medicine Faculty of Health Aarhus University and University Hospital Aarhus Denmark

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Amsterdam UMC Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam THE Netherlands

Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam The Netherlands

Department of Epidemiology Netherlands Cancer Institute Amsterdam The Netherlands

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Amsterdam UMC Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam The Netherlands

Department of Oncology Oslo University Hospital Oslo Norway

Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology University Hospital Muenster Muenster Germany

Department of Paediatric Oncology Sophia Children's Hospital Rotterdam The Netherlands

Department of Paediatrics Emma Children's Hospital Amsterdam UMC Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Amsterdam The Netherlands

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology 2nd Faculty of Medicine Charles University and University Hospital Motol Prague Czech Republic

Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology University Hospital Saint Etienne France

Edmond and Lily Safra Children's Hospital Chaim Sheba Medical Center Ramat Gan Israel

Gaslini Children Hospital Epidemiology and Biostatistics Section Genova Italy

German Childhood Cancer Registry Institute of Medical Biostatistics Epidemiology and Informatics University Medical Center Mainz Germany

Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital London UK

Institute for Biostatistics and Registry Research Medical University Brandenburg Neuruppin Germany

International Clinical Research Center Brno Czech Republic

Princess Máxima Center for Pediatric Oncology Utrecht The Netherlands

The Sackler Faculty of Medicine Tel Aviv University Tel Aviv Israel

University College London Hospital London UK

University Hospital Brno Brno Czech Republic

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