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The effect of chemotherapy regimens in male germ cell tumors on the development of primary hypogonadism.
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Male germ cell tumors (GCT) have excellent survival. Long-term sequelae in cancer survivors are an evolving field. We evaluated the risk of patients with GCT to develop primary hypogonadism and adherence to guideline-recommended therapy in a real-world cohort. Monocentric study at a tertiary cancer centre to evaluate treated GCT-patients (2001-2019). Post therapeutic male endocrine function, International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF)-5 and The aging males' symptoms rating scale (AMS) questionnaires were assessed. The overall response rates were low, with 44 of 402 contacted patients participating in the study. From these, 32(73%) underwent blood analysis, 42(95%) answered the IIEF-5 and 43(98%) the AMS. Latent hypogonadism (serum testosterone 8-12 nmol/l) was found in n = 9 (28%) and manifest hypogonadism (testosterone < 8 nmol/l) in n = 8 (25%). 50% (n = 21) indicated erectile dysfunction on IIEF-5 (cut off ≤ 21 pts.) and 62.8% (n = 27) reported symptomatic affection on AMS (cut off ≥ 27 pts.). Majority of tested patients revealed different degrees of hypogonadism. Standard instruments were able to detect gonadal damage in > 50%, which underscored the clinical need to evaluate endocrine function in cancer survivors. We further indicated the difficulties of today's research and provided starting points to assess barriers for study participations.
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