Abstract
Following fusion with hamster eggs, human sperm chromosomes from six Hodgkin's disease patients were analyzed to determine the genotoxic effects of therapy. Each patient had received two to six cycles of MOPP (nitrogen mustard, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone), with or without radiotherapy, from 3 to 20 years before the study. A total of 571 cells from the six patients were analyzed; 9.8% of the cells had structural aberrations, and 1.6% were hyperhaploid. Analysis of 5998 metaphases from a control group of 24 male donors revealed only 6.9% of cells with structural aberrations and 0.8% aneuploidy. The increase in hyperhaploidy in the patients was statistically significant. Thus, results of this study suggest that the MOPP regimen, with or without radiotherapy, is capable of causing chromosome abnormalities in the sperm of Hodgkin's disease patients.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aneuploidy
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Animals
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects*
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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
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Chromosome Aberrations*
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Combined Modality Therapy / adverse effects
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Cricetinae
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Haploidy
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Hodgkin Disease / drug therapy*
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Hodgkin Disease / genetics
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Hodgkin Disease / radiotherapy*
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Humans
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Male
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Mechlorethamine / adverse effects
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Mechlorethamine / therapeutic use
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Middle Aged
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Prednisone / adverse effects
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Prednisone / therapeutic use
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Procarbazine / adverse effects
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Procarbazine / therapeutic use
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Radiotherapy / adverse effects
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Spermatozoa / drug effects
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Spermatozoa / radiation effects
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Spermatozoa / ultrastructure*
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Time Factors
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Vincristine / adverse effects
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Vincristine / therapeutic use
Substances
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Procarbazine
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Mechlorethamine
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Vincristine
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Prednisone