Table 2.
Reference | Year | Patients (n) | Chemotherapy regimen | Pregnancies (%) | Births (%) | Menses 1 year after therapy (%) | Menses at the end of follow-up (%) | Study type | Outcome |
Fox and colleagues [27] | 2003 | 24 | AC, AC-T, FAC, AT-CMF | 21 | 8 | 96 | 75 | Prospective, single-arm | Ovarian function preservation |
Del Mastro and colleagues [28] | 2006 | 29 | 100% FEC | - | - | 94 | 92 | Prospective, single-arm | Ovarian function preservation |
Recchia and colleagues [29] | 2002 | 100 | 26% CMF, 11% FEC, 54% CMF + epirubicin, 9% HCST | 3 | 2 | 100 | Retrospective, single-arm | Ovarian function preservation | |
Urruticoechea and colleagues [30] | 2007 | 50 | 78% FEC, 14% AC, 8% AC-T/D | 16 | 16 | 86 | 90 | Prospective, single-arm | Ovarian function preservation |
Total | 203 |
AC, adriamycin (doxorubicin), and cyclophosphamide; AC-T, adriamycin (doxorubicin), cyclophosphamide and taxol (paclitaxel); AC-T/D, adriamycin (doxorubicin), cyclophosphamide and taxol (paclitaxel)/docetaxel; AT-CMF, adriamycin (doxorubicin), taxol (paclitaxel), cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil; CMF, cyclophosphamide, methotrexate, and 5-fluorouracil; FAC, 5-fluorouracil, adriamycin (doxorubicin), and cyclophosphamide; FEC, 5-fluorouracil, epirubicin, and cyclophosphamide; HCST, high dose chemotherapy and autologous peripheral blood progenitor cell transplantation.