TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy and radiotherapy on ovarian function in women undergoing treatment for soft tissue sarcoma
AU - Shamberger, Robert C.
AU - Sherins, Richard J.
AU - Ziegler, John L.
AU - Glatstein, Eli
AU - Rosenberg, Steven A.
PY - 1981/12
Y1 - 1981/12
N2 - Ovarian function was evaluated in 11 women 16 to 43 years of age at treatment who received doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and high doses of methotrexate with or without radiotherapy in adjuvant therapy of soft tissue sarcoma. Five women (16-33 yr old) who received chemotherapy alone or combined with radiotherapy only at sites distant from the ovaries (chest wall, thigh, and leg) had minimal menstrual irregularities or temporary cessation of menses during therapy; cyclic menses returned promptly after therapy. Gonadotropin levels (expressed as means ± SD) [follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), 10±5 mlU/ml; luteinizing hormone (LH), 10±4 mlll/ml] and 170-estradiol (E2) levels (means±SD, 208±147 pg/ml) were normal. By contrast, 4 older women (ages 36-43 yr) who received similar treatment developed persistent amenorrhea with postmenopausal levels of gonadotropin (FSH, 108±29 mlU/ml; LH, 72±19 mlU/ml) and E2 (19±8 pg/ml). Two additional women (ages 21 and 39 yr) who received radiation (7, 000 rad) to the pelvis plus chemotherapy developed prompt cessation of menses and became functional castrates (FSH, 77 and 80 mlU/ml; LH, 40 and 58 mlU/ml; E2, 10 and 19 pg/ml). However, this result would be expected from the radiation dose alone. The data demonstrated that ovarian dysfunction may follow the use of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and high doses of methotrexate and that the injury is age related.
AB - Ovarian function was evaluated in 11 women 16 to 43 years of age at treatment who received doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and high doses of methotrexate with or without radiotherapy in adjuvant therapy of soft tissue sarcoma. Five women (16-33 yr old) who received chemotherapy alone or combined with radiotherapy only at sites distant from the ovaries (chest wall, thigh, and leg) had minimal menstrual irregularities or temporary cessation of menses during therapy; cyclic menses returned promptly after therapy. Gonadotropin levels (expressed as means ± SD) [follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), 10±5 mlU/ml; luteinizing hormone (LH), 10±4 mlll/ml] and 170-estradiol (E2) levels (means±SD, 208±147 pg/ml) were normal. By contrast, 4 older women (ages 36-43 yr) who received similar treatment developed persistent amenorrhea with postmenopausal levels of gonadotropin (FSH, 108±29 mlU/ml; LH, 72±19 mlU/ml) and E2 (19±8 pg/ml). Two additional women (ages 21 and 39 yr) who received radiation (7, 000 rad) to the pelvis plus chemotherapy developed prompt cessation of menses and became functional castrates (FSH, 77 and 80 mlU/ml; LH, 40 and 58 mlU/ml; E2, 10 and 19 pg/ml). However, this result would be expected from the radiation dose alone. The data demonstrated that ovarian dysfunction may follow the use of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, and high doses of methotrexate and that the injury is age related.
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U2 - 10.1093/jnci/67.6.1213
DO - 10.1093/jnci/67.6.1213
M3 - Article
C2 - 6796744
AN - SCOPUS:0019838145
SN - 0027-8874
VL - 67
SP - 1213
EP - 1218
JO - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
JF - Journal of the National Cancer Institute
IS - 6
ER -