Preserving fertility in boys undergoing cancer treatment

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study focuses on preserving fertility in prepubertal boys who are at risk of infertility due to highly gonadotoxic cancer treatments. It involves the cryopreservation of testicular tissue through biopsy, allowing for the potential future restoration of fertility. The study also aims to create a database for clinical and biological follow-up data and establish a biobank for future research. It is a multicentric effort involving several hospitals in Switzerland.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Prepubertal patients aged 3 months and older
* Peri and pubertal patients after failure of sperm cryopreservation
* Patients presenting high risk of infertility because of gonadotoxic treatments (i.e high dose of alkylating agents, testicular irradiation, total body irradiation).
* Multidisciplinary team consensus in favour of proposition to cryopreserve testicular tissue

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients under the age of 3 months
* Refusal of the patient and/or his parents
* Treatments that are not highly gonadotoxic

Where it's running

• Ukbb
  Basel, Switzerland Recruiting
• Geneva University Hospitals
  Geneva, Switzerland Recruiting
• Chuv
  Lausanne, Switzerland Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Fabienne Gumy-Pause, Dr
• Email: fabienne.gumypause@hcuge.ch

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.