title: Fertility in males treated for Hodgkins disease with COPP/ABV hybrid.
abstract: More than 80% of those diagnosed with Hodgkins disease (HD) will survive long-term. For the past decade, a modified hybrid consisting of cyclophosphamide (2.4-3.6g/m(2)), vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone (COPP) together with adriamycin, bleomycin, and vinblastine (ABV) has been used to treat patients with HD. Little data exists on how this modified hybrid impacts male fertility. Eleven male patients treated with COPP-ABV hybrid were studied. Nine out of 11 subjects were categorized as infertile by semen analysis; 7 of 9 were azoospermic. There was no association between fertility status and prepubertal status at diagnosis or gonadotropin status. Despite lower doses of cyclophosphamide, treatment with the current COPP/ABV hybrid leads to infertility in the majority of young men. It is likely that procarbazine, an effective yet potent gonadotoxic agent, is responsible for this outcome.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oncology, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA. hobbie@email.chop.edu
authors.forename: Wendy L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hobbie
authors.forename: Jill P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ginsberg
authors.forename: Susan K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Ogle
authors.forename: Claire A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carlson
authors.forename: Anna T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Meadows
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002648:Child; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D005298:Fertility / Q000187:drug effects*; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D011344:Procarbazine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014747:Vinblastine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014750:Vincristine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D011344:Procarbazine; D014750:Vincristine; D014747:Vinblastine; D004317:Doxorubicin; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D011241:Prednisone