In women with Hodgkin lymphoma, triptorelin during chemotherapy was linked to less ovarian failure at 6 months than historical chemotherapy alone.
In plain wordsIn women with Hodgkin lymphoma, triptorelin during chemotherapy was linked to less ovarian failure than historical chemotherapy alone at follow-up.
- Outcome
- DecreasePremature ovarian failure at 6 months
- Study
n = 117
- Comparator
- Historical chemotherapy cohort without GnRH analogue
- Outcome group
- Sex hormones and fertility · Reproductive and sexual health
- Studied dose
- Dose not stated
Measurements
- Premature ovarian failure
- 37.5%
- triptorelin at 6 months
- Premature ovarian failure
- 73.3%
- historical controls at 6 months
- P value
- < 0.001 none
- POF, triptorelin vs historical controls
Source sentences
In study group with GnRH analogue administration during CHT, there was significantly (P < 0.001) fewer cases with POF 6 and 12 month after the end of CHT (37.5% and 20.8%, respectively) than in control group (73.3% and 71.1%, respectively).
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Study group consists of 72 patients in fertile age (18-35 years) with HL diagnosis treated in 2004-2005 by curative CHT together with GnRH analogue (Triptorelin) administration according to a standardized protocol.
The number of women with POF after CHT in study group was compared with control group (n = 45, age 18-35 years) of patients treated in 2002-2003 according to the same protocol but without protective GnRH analogue application.