Background: Cyclophosphamide treatment has been associated with ovarian function impairment. Co-treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-analogue (GnRH-a) seems to be able to prevent this complication. However, even though data are available on neoplastic patients, limited data have been published on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) women cohorts. Objectives: To evaluate GnRH-a efficacy on ovarian function preservation in SLE women receiving cyclophosphamide treatment. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective study including SLE women requiring cyclophosphamide treatment and compared those treated with and without GnRH-a (case and controls, respectively). All patients were evaluated before cyclophosphamide treatment and every 3 months in the following years. Ovarian function was evaluated using hormonal profiles. Results: The study comprised 33 SLE cyclophosphamide-treated women: 18 co-treated with triptorelin, and 15 controls. The mean follow-up was 8.1 ± 5.1 years (range 4–11). Premature ovarian failure (POF) prevalence was significantly lower in SLE women treated by cyclophosphamide plus triptorelin compared to controls (11.1% vs. 33.3%, P = 0.0002). The occurrence of POF was significantly associated with higher age at the time of cyclophosphamide treatment (P = 0.008). Only patients in the GnRH-a treated group had successful pregnancies. Conclusions: The study provides information about the efficacy of co-treatment with GnRH-a in SLE women receiving cyclophosphamide, as demonstrated by the lower POF incidence compared to untreated subjects, based on long-term follow-up. These results reinforce the use of GnRH-a for fertility preservation in premenopausal SLE patients treated by cyclophosphamide.

Treatment with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists in systemic lupus erythematosus patients receiving cyclophosphamide: a long-term follow-up study / Orefice, V.; Ceccarelli, F.; Perrone, G.; Perricone, C.; Galoppi, P.; Pacucci, V. A.; Spinelli, F. R.; Alessandri, C.; Brunelli, R.; Conti, F.. - In: ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. - ISSN 1565-1088. - 22:6(2020), pp. 343-347.

Treatment with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists in systemic lupus erythematosus patients receiving cyclophosphamide: a long-term follow-up study

Orefice V.;Ceccarelli F.
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Perrone G.;Perricone C.;Galoppi P.;Pacucci V. A.;Spinelli F. R.;Alessandri C.;Brunelli R.;Conti F.
2020

Abstract

Background: Cyclophosphamide treatment has been associated with ovarian function impairment. Co-treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-analogue (GnRH-a) seems to be able to prevent this complication. However, even though data are available on neoplastic patients, limited data have been published on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) women cohorts. Objectives: To evaluate GnRH-a efficacy on ovarian function preservation in SLE women receiving cyclophosphamide treatment. Methods: The authors performed a retrospective study including SLE women requiring cyclophosphamide treatment and compared those treated with and without GnRH-a (case and controls, respectively). All patients were evaluated before cyclophosphamide treatment and every 3 months in the following years. Ovarian function was evaluated using hormonal profiles. Results: The study comprised 33 SLE cyclophosphamide-treated women: 18 co-treated with triptorelin, and 15 controls. The mean follow-up was 8.1 ± 5.1 years (range 4–11). Premature ovarian failure (POF) prevalence was significantly lower in SLE women treated by cyclophosphamide plus triptorelin compared to controls (11.1% vs. 33.3%, P = 0.0002). The occurrence of POF was significantly associated with higher age at the time of cyclophosphamide treatment (P = 0.008). Only patients in the GnRH-a treated group had successful pregnancies. Conclusions: The study provides information about the efficacy of co-treatment with GnRH-a in SLE women receiving cyclophosphamide, as demonstrated by the lower POF incidence compared to untreated subjects, based on long-term follow-up. These results reinforce the use of GnRH-a for fertility preservation in premenopausal SLE patients treated by cyclophosphamide.
2020
cyclophosphamide (CYC); gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists; ovarian function; systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE); triptorelin
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Treatment with gonadotropin releasing hormone agonists in systemic lupus erythematosus patients receiving cyclophosphamide: a long-term follow-up study / Orefice, V.; Ceccarelli, F.; Perrone, G.; Perricone, C.; Galoppi, P.; Pacucci, V. A.; Spinelli, F. R.; Alessandri, C.; Brunelli, R.; Conti, F.. - In: ISRAEL MEDICAL ASSOCIATION JOURNAL. - ISSN 1565-1088. - 22:6(2020), pp. 343-347.
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