title: Incidence of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea after adjuvant chemotherapy with taxane and anthracyclines in young patients with breast cancer.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea is one of long term side effects of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer which may interfere with their future reproductive function. Although amenorrhea is well recognized, the actual incidence following taxanes remains uncertain.
  
  
  METHODS
  In a cross sectional study, we identified breast cancer patients aged 45 years or younger who were treated with adjuvant anthracycline and taxane-based regimens at three different oncology departments from 2001-2008.
  
  
  RESULTS
  One hundred and nineteen patients met all eligibility criteria and consented to participate in a regular follow up program. The median age at diagnosis was 33.5 years (range, 25-41). Seventy (58%) patients developed amenorrhea for at least 12 months following completion of treatment, and regular menses were maintained in another 49 (42%) patients. No statistically significant association was found between age and development of amenorrhea, although those who experienced cessation of menses were older.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although taxane containing chemotherapy was associated with higher rate of amenorrhea compared to FAC, this was not statistically significant (P=0.11). Also, treatment with tamoxifen and Estrogen Receptor (ER) positive status was significantly correlated with chemotherapy induced amenorrhea.
authors.affiliation: Women's Health Research Center, Ghaem Hospital, Faculty of Medicine , Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pourali
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran ; Cancer Research Center, Omid Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taghizadeh Kermani
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Omid Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Reza
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ghavamnasiri
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Omid Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Fahimeh
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Khoshroo
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Omid Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Sare
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: Surgical Oncology Research Center, Imam Reza Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Asadi
authors.affiliation: Cancer Research Center, Omid Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
authors.forename: Kazem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anvari
keywords: Amenorrhea; Anthracycline; Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Taxane