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This treatment is now considered standard of care
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Women of reproductive age who will undergo cancer treatment may participate in a study to surgically remove ovarian tissue and store it, frozen, for their potential use in the future. 20% of collected tissue will be used for research.
Chemotherapy and radiation therapy for cancer can compromise the ability to become pregnant. Experiments in animals and humans have tried to collect, freeze and store eggs to see if they can be saved for possible later use. While studies are promising, it is still uncertain whether such approaches will ultimately prove to be useful in practice for achieving pregnancy in humans. The main purpose of this study is to see whether it is possible to remove and store ovarian tissues by freezing. It is hoped that, in the future, frozen, stored ovarian tissue can be used to achieve pregnancy. Before receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy, subjects will have a piece of the ovaries, or one of two ovaries, removed by surgery. The tissues will be frozen by a special method in an effort to prevent the eggs from being damaged. The majority (80%) of the tissue will be stored for potential use in case the patient is unable to achieve pregnancy in the future, and part of the tissue (20%) will be used for studying how the eggs can be grown in the laboratory.
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Follicular development in vitro | Several factors, including 3-dimensional biogel scaffolds,growth factors, hormones and other culture conditions, will be investigated as they relate to successful maturation of immature follicles obtained from ovarian tissue. | 5 years |
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cancer patients
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Clarisa Gracia, MD, MSCE | University of Pennsylvania | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Penn Fertility Care, 3701 Market Street, Suite 800 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 22466745 | Background | Gracia CR, Chang J, Kondapalli L, Prewitt M, Carlson CA, Mattei P, Jeffers S, Ginsberg JP. Ovarian tissue cryopreservation for fertility preservation in cancer patients: successful establishment and feasibility of a multidisciplinary collaboration. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2012 Jun;29(6):495-502. doi: 10.1007/s10815-012-9753-7. Epub 2012 Apr 1. |
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ovarian tissue