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Trial reportBone marrow transplantation2017

Fertility preservation practices in pediatric and adolescent cancer patients undergoing HSCT in Europe: a population-based survey.

T Diesch, A Rovo, N von der Weid, M Faraci, M Pillon, A Dalissier, J-H Dalle, P Bader

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Trial report in Bone marrow transplantation, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The experience of fertility preservation decision-making in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation patients: a qualitative study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  4. Scalable and comprehensive mosaic variant calling using DRAGEN.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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  16. "My choice": breast cancer patients recollect doctors fertility preservation recommendations.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2017
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 7 institutions in 4 countries.

T DieschDivision of Oncology/Hematology, University Children's Hospital Basel UKBB, Basel, Switzerland.
A RovoDepartment of Hematology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
N von der WeidDivision of Oncology/Hematology, University Children's Hospital Basel UKBB, Basel, Switzerland.
M FaraciDivision of Oncology/Hematology, HSCT Unit, Gaslini Research Institute G. Gaslini, Genova, Italy.
M PillonDivision of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Hospital of Padua, Padua, Italy.
A DalissierEBMT Pediatric Disease Working Party, Paris, France.
J-H DallePediatric Hematology Immunology, Robert Debre Hospital, Paris, France.
P BaderDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany.
University Children’s Hospital Basel · CHEuropean Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation · FRGoethe University Frankfurt · DEHôpital Robert-Debré · FRIstituto Giannina Gaslini · ITUniversity of Bern · CHUniversity of Padua · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chemotherapy and irradiation can affect the gonads, leading to impairment of pubertal development and/or infertility. Fertility preservation (FP) is therefore a crucial endeavor in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) because of the severe impact of infertility on the quality of life of long-term survivors. Despite the existence of different international guidelines, FP counseling and procedures are not routinely implemented as part of patient care. We present herein a survey conducted by the Pediatric Working Party of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation (EBMT), which aims to analyze and compare different FP practices for children and adolescents across EBMT centers in 2013. A total of 177 pediatric centers reporting to the EBMT were contacted; of this number, 38 centers (21%) located in 16 different countries responded. These centers reported 834 patients receiving HSCT in 2013 (73% prepubertal), corresponding to 22% of all children (n=3789) undergoing HSCT in EBMT reporting centers. Overall, 39% of the reported patients received counseling and 29% received an FP procedure. The increased need for FP programs, extended education for patient-care teams, and more personal resources and funding emerged from this survey as pivotal factors necessary to support and implement such programs.

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FertilityHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAdolescentAllograftsChildEuropeFemaleHumansInfertility, FemaleInfertility, MaleMale

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PMID28112743
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