2025
Does gonadotoxic chemotherapy deplete the ovarian reserve through activation of primordial follicles?
Erden M, Oktay K. Does gonadotoxic chemotherapy deplete the ovarian reserve through activation of primordial follicles? Human Reproduction 2025, 40: 571-579. PMID: 39986689, DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimordial follicle activationFollicle activationGonadotoxic chemotherapyOvarian reserveOvarian primordial follicle reserveActivation of primordial folliclesOvarian reserve depletionPrimordial follicle depletionPrimordial follicle reserveChemotherapy-induced damageFollicle reservePrimordial folliclesChemotherapy exposureFollicle depletionFollicle deathFertility preservationPharmacological optionsChemotherapyApoptotic deathBradford Hill criteriaDNA double-strand breaksFolliclesMolecular mechanismsDouble-strand breaksDeath
2024
Safety Profile Comparison of 2 Smooth Tissue Expander Types
Almeida M, Alper D, Williams M, Shah R, Ihnat J, Hu K, Parikh N, Alperovich M. Safety Profile Comparison of 2 Smooth Tissue Expander Types. Annals Of Plastic Surgery 2024, 93: 178-182. PMID: 38980932, DOI: 10.1097/sap.0000000000004019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexComplication rateDrain durationMass indexAcellular dermal matrix useRetrospective review of patientsReview of patientsHigher Body Mass IndexSmooth tissue expandersPain scoresChemotherapy exposureRetrospective reviewCapsular contractureSmooth implantsSafety profileWound breakdownFilling volumePatient comorbiditiesPerioperative informationCancer characteristicsMultivariate analysisComplicationsTissue expanderRadiation exposureMatrix use
2023
Sensorimotor Cortical Thickness Changes Following Taxane-Based Chemotherapy: Support for a CNS Role in CIPN?
Worthen-Chaudhari L, Monfort S, Chaudhari A, Lustberg M. Sensorimotor Cortical Thickness Changes Following Taxane-Based Chemotherapy: Support for a CNS Role in CIPN? Archives Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2023, 104: e51. DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2022.12.148.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChemotherapy cyclesCortical thicknessBrain changesBreast cancerSensorimotor regionsCycles of TaxolSensorimotor cortical thicknessChemotherapy-induced neuropathyFirst chemotherapy cycleBreast cancer survivorsMain outcome measuresMean cortical thicknessSensory-motor regionsBrain structural integrityTaxane exposureChemotherapy exposureCancer survivorsCentral effectsChemotherapy treatmentDesign ProspectiveOutpatient oncologyCNS roleCommencement of studyOutcome measuresGait variability
2022
Effect of chemotherapy on the uterus of young adult cancer survivors
Garg D, Hodgman M, Reil S, Lomo L, Aston K, Hill J, Johnstone E, Jenkins T, Letourneau J. Effect of chemotherapy on the uterus of young adult cancer survivors. F&S Reports 2022, 3: 198-203. PMID: 36212573, PMCID: PMC9532891, DOI: 10.1016/j.xfre.2022.05.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEndometrial thicknessChemotherapy exposureEndometrial biopsyUterine volumeCancer survivorsHodgkin's lymphomaMenstrual cycleDeoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) methylation patternsCross-sectional pilot studyYoung adult cancer survivorsImpact of chemotherapyRibonucleic acid expression levelsEffect of chemotherapyAdult cancer survivorsGeneral population controlsLate proliferative phaseMedian uterine volumeUniversity fertility clinicPelvic radiationEndometrial histologyPelvic ultrasoundCervical cancerFalse-positive resultsMenstruating womenStudy visit
2021
Ovarian transplantation with robotic surgery and a neovascularizing human extracellular matrix scaffold: a case series in comparison to meta-analytic data
Oktay K, Marin L, Bedoschi G, Pacheco F, Sugishita Y, Kawahara T, Taylan E, Acosta C, Bang H. Ovarian transplantation with robotic surgery and a neovascularizing human extracellular matrix scaffold: a case series in comparison to meta-analytic data. Fertility And Sterility 2021, 117: 181-192. PMID: 34801235, PMCID: PMC8863399, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2021.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCohort StudiesCryopreservationExtracellular MatrixFemaleFertility PreservationHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicNeovascularization, PhysiologicOvaryPregnancyPregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesRobotic Surgical ProceduresTissue Culture TechniquesTissue ScaffoldsTransplantation, AutologousYoung AdultConceptsGraft longevityCase seriesOvarian functionLow-dose aspirinOvarian tissue transplantationOvarian cortical piecesLower embryo qualityOocytes/embryosNeonatal outcomesTransdermal estrogenChemotherapy exposureOvarian transplantationCortical piecesMeta-analytic dataLower abdomenHealthy childrenLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEGraft vascularizationExtracellular matrix scaffoldsOvarian tissueAneuploidy rateFunction returnsEmbryo qualityMeta-analytic update
2017
Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis
Matutino A, Mak M, Takahashi T, Bitton R, Nakazato D, Fraile N, Guimarães R, Gabrielli F, Vasconcelos K, de A. Carvalho H, de Castro G. Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation for Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Analysis. Journal Of Global Oncology 2017, 4: jgo.17.00059. PMID: 30241202, PMCID: PMC6181177, DOI: 10.1200/jgo.17.00059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExtensive-stage small-cell lung cancerProphylactic cranial irradiationSmall cell lung cancerProgression-free survivalBrain metastasesOverall survivalCranial irradiationLung cancerBenefit of PCISymptomatic brain metastasesFirst-line settingSecond-line chemotherapyKaplan-Meier methodPlatinum-based chemotherapyCareful patient selectionBrain metastasis controlBaseline brainEligible patientsSystemic chemotherapyChemotherapy exposureProgressive diseasePatient selectionTherapeutic challengeDecreased incidencePatient survival
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