Author:
Vriens Ingeborg J. H.,ter Welle-Butalid Elena M.,de Boer Maaike,de Die-Smulders Christine E. M.,Derhaag Josien G.,Geurts Sandra M. E.,van Hellemond Irene E. G.,Luiten Ernest J. T.,Dercksen M. Wouter,Lemaire Bea M. D.,van Haaren Els R. M.,Vriens Birgit E. P. J.,van de Wouw Agnes J.,van Riel Anne-marie M. G. H.,Janssen-Engelen Sandra L. E.,van de Poel Marlène H. W.,Schepers-van der Sterren Ester E. M.,van Golde Ron J. T.,Tjan-Heijnen Vivianne C. G.
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose
We assessed the uptake of fertility preservation (FP), recovery of ovarian function (OFR) after chemotherapy, live birth after breast cancer, and breast cancer outcomes in women with early-stage breast cancer.
Methods
Women aged below 41 years and referred to our center for FP counseling between 2008 and 2015 were included. Data on patient and tumor characteristics, ovarian function, cryopreservation (embryo/oocyte) and transfer, live birth, and disease-free survival were collected. Kaplan–Meier analyses were performed for time-to-event analyses including competing risk analyses, and patients with versus without FP were compared using the logrank test.
Results
Of 118 counseled women with a median age of 31 years (range 19–40), 34 (29%) chose FP. Women who chose FP had less often children, more often a male partner and more often favorable tumor characteristics. The 5-year OFR rate was 92% for the total group of counseled patients. In total, 26 women gave birth. The 5-year live birth rate was 27% for the total group of counseled patients. Only three women applied for transfer of their cryopreserved embryo(s), in two combined with preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) because of BRCA1-mutation carrier ship. The 5-year disease-free survival rate was 91% versus 88%, for patients with versus without FP (P = 0.42).
Conclusions
Remarkably, most women achieved OFR, probably related to the young age at diagnosis. Most pregnancies occurred spontaneously, two of three women applied for embryo transfer because of the opportunity to apply for PGD.
Funder
Pink Ribbon Foundation The Netherlands
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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