NCT00644683

A Pilot Observational Study to Assess Changes in Biochemical Parameters of Ovarian Reserve With Chemotherapy

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 28 (actual)
• Sponsor: Lynn Henry · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Premenopausal women who are diagnosed with breast cancer are frequently treated with chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can affect the ovaries, and the effects can range from temporary loss of menstrual periods to permanent menopause. It is difficult to predict how an individual's ovarian function will be affected by chemotherapy. There are a number of hormones which can be measured in the blood which are related to fertility and ovarian function. The levels of these hormones may change with chemotherapy, and may relate to the effect of chemotherapy on the ovaries. In this study, we plan to enroll 28 women ranging in age from 25 to 50 who are diagnosed with breast cancer and will be treated with chemotherapy. We will check blood levels of the hormones before, immediately after, and 1 year after treatment with chemotherapy. We will only be checking these blood tests for this study; the type of chemotherapy given will be up to the patient and her oncologist. We will also ask some questions about factors that can influence the levels of these hormones, such as number of children, age of menopause of other family members, and smoking history. The results from this study will be used to help us develop future studies looking at changes in ovarian function with chemotherapy, and the effects of other breast cancer therapies, such as endocrine therapy, on the ovaries.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-03-01
• Completion: 2013-09-01
• First posted: 2008-03-27
• Last updated: 2014-06-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States