Ovarian Tissue Transplantation
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Transplantation of previously cryopreserved ovarian tissu.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Infertile Females or Females With Ovarian Insufficiency. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Autologous Orthotopic Transplantation of Previously Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue
Overview
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer can compromise fertility. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation is an experimental strategy offered at The University of Pennsylvania to preserve future fertility (protocol 806062). The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of autologous transplantation of previously cryopreserved ovarian cortical tissue in patients who experience infertility or ovarian insufficiency after cancer treatments.
Interventions
- Procedure Transplantation of previously cryopreserved ovarian tissu
Primary outcome measures
- Pregnancy [Time frame: 5 years]
- Return of menstrual function [Time frame: 5 years]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Cancer recurrence [Time frame: 5 years]
- Surgical Complications of ovarian tissue transplantation [Time frame: 5 years]
- Acceptability [Time frame: 5 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Female patient between the ages of 18 and 45 years
- Previously cryopreserved and stored cortical ovarian tissue available for autologous transplantation
- Ovarian insufficiency defined as an elevated FSH over 10
- Inability to conceive after 6 months of unprotected intercourse with male
- Reasonably good health
- Candidate for pregnancy
- Written clearance for the procedure from the patients oncologist
Exclusion criteria
- Patients considered to be high risk for surgical complications will be excluded from the research protocol
- Women who are known to be positive for the BRCA mutation
- Women with a history of leukemia, ovarian cancer or a cancer that likely involved the ovaries at the time of ovarian tissue collection
- Women with psychological, psychiatric, or other conditions which prevent giving fully informed consent
- Current pregnancy
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania — Philadelphia
Identifiers
NCT: NCT01870752 · UPCC 02813