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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
16
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-9-1
pubmed:abstractText
Gonadal function was evaluated in 25 patients with metastatic testicular cancer who were treated with orchiectomy plus chemotherapy with cisplatin, vinblastine, and bleomycin (PVB) and in 21 patients with clinical stage I disease who were treated only with orchiectomy and then kept under surveillance. Four years after PVB treatment, none of the patients were azoospermic; after 5 years, the total sperm counts in 46% of the patients had reached their pretreatment levels. In the group under surveillance, sperm counts below the reference level persisted or developed in 55% of the patients. Sperm production was similar in the two groups of patients 1.5 years after treatment and beyond. We conclude that spermatogenesis is not restored in all patients treated with PVB because of both preexisting germ cell defects and treatment toxicity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0027-8874
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1246-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Bleomycin, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Cisplatin, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Combined Modality Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Luteinizing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Male, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Orchiectomy, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Sperm Count, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Spermatogenesis, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Testicular Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Testosterone, pubmed-meshheading:2474077-Vinblastine
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Testicular function in patients with testicular cancer treated with orchiectomy alone or orchiectomy plus cisplatin-based chemotherapy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Experimental Clinical Oncology, Danish Cancer Society, Arhus, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't