P-461 Pre-selected for an award: A 16-year bicentric retrospective analysis of ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in paediatric patients: indications, results and outcome
Abstract Study question What is the outcome of ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in paediatric patients from the beginning of its setting in two different French centres? Summary answer In our cohort of 75 paediatric patients who underwent OTC, the mean age, malignancy rate and survival rate wer...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Human reproduction (Oxford) 2021-08, Vol.36 (Supplement_1) |
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Study question
What is the outcome of ovarian tissue cryopreservation (OTC) in paediatric patients from the beginning of its setting in two different French centres?
Summary answer
In our cohort of 75 paediatric patients who underwent OTC, the mean age, malignancy rate and survival rate were 9.7 years, 70.7% and 77.3% respectively.
What is known already
Cancer treatments of last decades improve the survival rate of children and adolescents;
however chemo- and radiotherapy result in gonadal damage leading to acute ovarian failure and sterility. The preservation of fertility is now an integral part of care of children requiring gonadotoxic treatments.
Currently OTC represents the only possibility of preserving the potential fertility in prepubertal girls. OTC is an effective fertility preservation option which allows long-term storage of primordial follicles, subsequent transplantation restores endocrine function and fertility. The efficacy of these techniques is well-demonstrated within adult population but the data are poor for paediatric patients.
Study design, size, duration
This is a retrospective study of OTC practice of two French centres from January 2004 to May 2020.
Participants/materials, setting, methods
A total of 75 patients from paediatrics units underwent cryopreservation of ovarian tissue before gonadotoxic therapy for malignant or benign diseases. The ovarian cortex was cut into fragments and the number of follicles per square millimeter was evaluated histologically. The long-term follow-up includes survival rate, hormonal and fertility status.
Main results and the role of chance
The mean age at OTC of 75 patients was 9.7 years [0.2 – 20], 32% were postpubertal. 53 had malignant disease and 22 had non-malignant disease. The most frequent diagnoses in this cohort included acute leukemia, hemoglobinopathies and neuroblastoma. Indication for OTC was stem cell transplantation for 78.7% (n = 59) girls.
A third of each ovary was collected for 62,7% (n = 47) patients, a whole ovary for 33,3% (n = 25) patients and a third of one ovary alone for 4,0% (n = 3) patients. An average of 17 fragments [5-35] per patient was cryoconserved. A correlation was found between age and the number of fragments (p |
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ISSN: | 0268-1161 1460-2350 |
DOI: | 10.1093/humrep/deab127.008 |