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ReviewAnnals of hematology2024

mTOR inhibitors potentially preserve fertility in female patients with haematopoietic malignancies: a narrative review.

Yuji Tanaka, Tsukuru Amano, Akiko Nakamura, Mari Deguchi, Akimasa Takahashi, Shunichiro Tsuji, Takashi Murakami

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Review in Annals of hematology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Yuji TanakaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan. yujit@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7045-8151
Tsukuru AmanoDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2919-6337
Akiko NakamuraDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7331-7621
Mari DeguchiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-3378
Akimasa TakahashiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2585-9271
Shunichiro TsujiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3945-6817
Takashi MurakamiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shiga University of Medical Science, 520-2192/Seta Tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0250-0856

Funding

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP24K19695
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Haematologic malignancies are considered among the more common adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancers. Many female AYA patients with haematopoietic malignancies face impaired fertility. Haematologic malignancies patients tend to be treated with more aggressive systemic chemotherapy than that of solid tumours. In adult women, treatment-related contraception causes age-related fertility loss. Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation is associated with decreased fertility. Ovarian cryopreservation is often indicated for haematopoietic malignancies; however, follicle loss associated with ovarian cryopreservation and ovarian minimal residual disease, which result in the withdrawal of the transplantation, are important issues. These problems may not be fully addressed by conventional methods of fertility preservation, such as oocyte, embryo, and ovarian cryopreservation, leaving room for research into new treatment approaches, such as fertility preservation drugs. In recent years, preclinical studies have shown that mTOR inhibitors may preserve chemotherapy-induced follicular loss, may have follicle-preserving effects on follicle loss associated with cryopreservation and transplantation of ovarian tissue, may have fertility-preserving effects on aging-related infertility. Clinical studies have shown that mTOR inhibitors may have the potential for indirect fertility preservation by controlling GVHD, have a limited anti-tumor effect against haematopoietic malignancies. The purpose of this article is to outline the various issues faced by female survivors of haematopoietic malignancies and discuss the potential of mTOR inhibitors as a safe treatment option. Based on current research, mTOR inhibitors seem promising and innovative fertility preservation agents regarding preclinical conditions, and further study, including clinical trials, should be expected.

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Fertility PreservationHematologic NeoplasmsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAdolescentAdultAntineoplastic AgentsCryopreservationFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansInfertility, FemaleOvaryYoung AdultAntineoplastic AgentsMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesFertility preservationHaematopoietic malignancyInfertilityMalignant lymphomamTOR inhibitorRapamycin

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