TY - JOUR
T1 - Testicular Dysfunction in Male Childhood Cancer Survivors Treated With Radiation Therapy
T2 - A PENTEC Comprehensive Review
AU - Baliga, Sujith
AU - Patel, Samir
AU - Naqa, Issam El
AU - Li, X. Allen
AU - Cohen, Laurie E.
AU - Howell, Rebecca M.
AU - Hoppe, Bradford S.
AU - Constine, Louis S.
AU - Palmer, Joshua D.
AU - Hamstra, Daniel
AU - Olch, Arthur J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Purpose: The male reproductive task force of the Pediatric Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (PENTEC) initiative performed a comprehensive review that included a meta-analysis of publications reporting radiation dose-volume effects for risk of impaired fertility and hormonal function after radiation therapy for pediatric malignancies. Methods and Materials: The PENTEC task force conducted a comprehensive literature search to identify published data evaluating the effect of testicular radiation dose on reproductive complications in male childhood cancer survivors. Thirty-one studies were analyzed, of which 4 had testicular dose data to generate descriptive scatter plots. Two cohorts were identified. Cohort 1 consisted of pediatric and young adult patients with cancer who received scatter radiation therapy to the testes. Cohort 2 consisted of pediatric and young adult patients with cancer who received direct testicular radiation therapy as part of their cancer therapy. Descriptive scatter plots were used to delineate the relationship between the effect of mean testicular dose on sperm count reduction, testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels. Results: Descriptive scatter plots demonstrated a 44% to 80% risk of oligospermia when the mean testicular dose was <1 Gy, but this was recovered by >12 months in 75% to 100% of patients. At doses >1 Gy, the rate of oligospermia increased to >90% at 12 months. Testosterone levels were generally not affected when the mean testicular dose was <0.2 Gy but were abnormal in up to 25% of patients receiving between 0.2 and 12 Gy. Doses between 12 and 19 Gy may be associated with abnormal testosterone in 40% of patients, whereas doses >20 Gy to the testes were associated with a steep increase in abnormal testosterone in at least 68% of patients. FSH levels were unaffected by a mean testicular dose <0.2 Gy, whereas at doses >0.5 Gy, the risk was between 40% and 100%. LH levels were affected at doses >0.5 Gy in 33% to 75% of patients between 10 and 24 months after radiation. Although dose modeling could not be performed in cohort 2, the risk of reproductive toxicities was escalated with doses >10 Gy. Conclusions: This PENTEC comprehensive review demonstrates important relationships between scatter or direct radiation dose on male reproductive endpoints including semen analysis and levels of FSH, LH, and testosterone.
AB - Purpose: The male reproductive task force of the Pediatric Normal Tissue Effects in the Clinic (PENTEC) initiative performed a comprehensive review that included a meta-analysis of publications reporting radiation dose-volume effects for risk of impaired fertility and hormonal function after radiation therapy for pediatric malignancies. Methods and Materials: The PENTEC task force conducted a comprehensive literature search to identify published data evaluating the effect of testicular radiation dose on reproductive complications in male childhood cancer survivors. Thirty-one studies were analyzed, of which 4 had testicular dose data to generate descriptive scatter plots. Two cohorts were identified. Cohort 1 consisted of pediatric and young adult patients with cancer who received scatter radiation therapy to the testes. Cohort 2 consisted of pediatric and young adult patients with cancer who received direct testicular radiation therapy as part of their cancer therapy. Descriptive scatter plots were used to delineate the relationship between the effect of mean testicular dose on sperm count reduction, testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels. Results: Descriptive scatter plots demonstrated a 44% to 80% risk of oligospermia when the mean testicular dose was <1 Gy, but this was recovered by >12 months in 75% to 100% of patients. At doses >1 Gy, the rate of oligospermia increased to >90% at 12 months. Testosterone levels were generally not affected when the mean testicular dose was <0.2 Gy but were abnormal in up to 25% of patients receiving between 0.2 and 12 Gy. Doses between 12 and 19 Gy may be associated with abnormal testosterone in 40% of patients, whereas doses >20 Gy to the testes were associated with a steep increase in abnormal testosterone in at least 68% of patients. FSH levels were unaffected by a mean testicular dose <0.2 Gy, whereas at doses >0.5 Gy, the risk was between 40% and 100%. LH levels were affected at doses >0.5 Gy in 33% to 75% of patients between 10 and 24 months after radiation. Although dose modeling could not be performed in cohort 2, the risk of reproductive toxicities was escalated with doses >10 Gy. Conclusions: This PENTEC comprehensive review demonstrates important relationships between scatter or direct radiation dose on male reproductive endpoints including semen analysis and levels of FSH, LH, and testosterone.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.08.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.08.010
M3 - Article
C2 - 37791936
AN - SCOPUS:85173163278
SN - 0360-3016
JO - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
JF - International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics
ER -