Emergency Fertility Preservation in a Young Woman With Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Oncology (Williston Park). 2021 Jun 19;35(6):332-334. doi: 10.46883/ONC.2021.3506.0332.

Abstract

A nulliparous woman, age 25 years, had received a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and now presented with stage IIA diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). According to her hematological oncologist's treatment plan, chemotherapy had to start immediately (within 1 week), with the patient receiving 6 courses of the standard R-CHOEP21 regimen (rituximab 375 mg/m², cyclophosphamide 750 mg/m², hydroxydaunorubicin 50 mg/m², vincristine 1.4 mg/m², etoposide 100 mg/m², prednisone 40 mg/m²). Due to potential risks of chemotherapy-induced gonadotoxicity and subsequent iatrogenic premature ovarian failure (POF) and fertility loss, the patient was referred to the reproductive medicine department for fertility preservation counseling and further management.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Fertility Preservation / methods*
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / drug therapy*
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / pathology
  • Time Factors