Testicular tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation in prepubertal and adolescent boys: A 6 year experience from a Swiss multi-center network.

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serval:BIB_DCF614F330C2
Type
Article: article d'un périodique ou d'un magazine.
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Publications
Institution
Titre
Testicular tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation in prepubertal and adolescent boys: A 6 year experience from a Swiss multi-center network.
Périodique
Frontiers in pediatrics
Auteur⸱e⸱s
Moussaoui D., Surbone A. (co-premier), Adam C., Diesch-Furlanetto T., Girardin C., Bénard J., Vidal I., Bernard F., Busiah K., Bouthors T., Primi M.P., Ansari M., Vulliemoz N., Gumy-Pause F.
ISSN
2296-2360 (Print)
ISSN-L
2296-2360
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2022
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Pages
909000
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: epublish
Résumé
Testicular tissue cryopreservation is the only option of fertility preservation in prepubertal boys. While it is considered experimental, since procedures to obtain mature spermatozoa from prepubertal testicular tissue are still under development, testicular tissue cryopreservation programs have emerged worldwide. Our aim was to study the feasibility and safety of a program of testicular tissue cryopreservation in prepubertal and adolescent boys facing gonadotoxic treatment in three University hospitals in Switzerland. Testicular tissue cryopreservation was accepted by 90% of families, with a total of 35 patients included. The average patient age was 8.5 years (range 7 months to 18.5 years). Malignancies were the most common diagnosis (31 patients, 88.6%) with 16 (45.7%) solid tumors and 15 (42.9%) hematological malignancies. Four (11.4%) patients had a benign condition. The main indication for testicular tissue cryopreservation was conditioning for hematologic stem cell transplantation (25 patients, 71.4%). Testicular tissue was cryopreserved according to the freezing protocol of Louvain Catholic University (Belgium), which includes either only immature testicular tissue freezing, or mature and immature testicular tissue freezing depending on the age of the patient and the presence or absence of haploid cells. The median number of spermatogonia per tubule cross-section was 2 (range 0-6) and spermatozoa were found in only one patient. Tumoral cells were found in one testicular biopsy of a leukemic patient. There were two minor adverse events and none of them required medical treatment or surgical revision. Five patients died during follow-up. Our data demonstrate the feasibility and safety of a program of testicular tissue cryopreservation coordinated by a multidisciplinary team of fertility preservation. Despite the experimental aspect of the procedure, the acceptation rate was high, which highlights the willingness of families and patients to participate in testicular tissue cryopreservation.
Mots-clé
fertility preservation, gonadotoxicity, oncology, prepubertal boys, testicular tissue cryopreservation
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Oui
Création de la notice
04/10/2022 10:17
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23/01/2024 7:17
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