Testosterone (T), luteinizing hormone (LH), and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in testicular cancer survivors (TCSs) 11 and 19 years after orchiectomy.

Authors

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Mette Sprauten

OUS, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway

Mette Sprauten , Marianne Brydoy , Hege Sagstuen Haugnes , Carl Wilhelm Langberg , Olav Dahl , Olbjorn Harald Klepp , Roy M. Bremnes , Milada Cvancarova , Sophie D. Fossa , Jan Oldenburg

Organizations

OUS, The Norwegian Radium Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Oncology, University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, Division of Cancer Medicine and Radiotherapy, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Department of Oncology and Medical Physics, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, Department of Oncology, Ålesund Hospital, Ålesund, Norway, Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tromsø and Department of Oncology/University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway, Oslo University Hospital Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway, National Resource Centre for Long-term Studies after Cancer, Oslo, Norway, Oslo University Hospital, Department of Oncology, Oslo, Norway

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Background: Hypogonadism, i.e., low T-, high LH- and/or FSH-levels, is frequently observed in TCSs and is associated with cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and reduced quality of life. Little is known about the impact of aging on hypogonadism in TCSs. Methods: T, LH, and FSH levels were retrieved twice from 874 TCSs median 11 (S11) and 19 (S19) years after orchiectomy and categorized based on cut-offs calculated from 570 healthy controls (C), separately for each decadal age group. Treatment was categorized into surgery (S), radiotherapy (RT) or cisplatin-based chemotherapy (CT). Impact of treatment and aging on T, LH and FSH levels was assessed by comparing proportions of TCSs grouped into the C quartiles by ordinal logistic regression and expressed with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: TCSs had lower T and higher LH and FSH levels than C at S11 and S19 (p<0.05, except for LH after S at S11) (Table).Approximately 50% of TCSs had T levels in the lowestquartile at S11 and S19. The proportion of TCSs with T below the 2.5% cut-off threshold for C increased from S11 to S19, for the S (9.7 - 12.5%), RT (9.4 - 16.3%) and CT group (12.5- 19.9%). Conclusions: TCSs had lower T and higher LH and FSH levels than C of similar age indicating an impact of treatment. Importantly, proportions of TCSs in the highest LH quartile and below the 2.5% cut-off for T-level increased from S11 to S19, indicating an accelerated hormonal aging. Continued follow-up of hormone levels is important.

TCSs: n=874 S: n=176, (100%) RT: n=362, (100%) CT: n=336, (100%)
S11 T in lowest quartile 80 (46) 190 (53) 184 (55)
OR(95%CI) 2.6 (1.9- 3.5) 3.3 (2.6- 4.3) 3.6 (2.8 - 4.7)
LH in highest quartile 58 (33) 150 (41) 173 (52)
OR(95%CI) 1.2 (0.9- 1.6) 2.0 (1.6- 2.5) 2.7 (2.1- 3.4)
FSH in highest quartile 146 (83) 293 (81) 292 (87)
OR(95%CI) 15.6 (10.1 – 24.0) 13.5 (9.8- 18.5) 21.1 (14.7- 30.4)
S19 T in lowest quartile 81 (46) 201 (56) 193 (57)
OR(95%CI) 2.5 (1.8- 3.4) 3.9 (3.0- 5.0) 3.8 (3.0- 5.0)
LH in highest quartile 90 (51) 207 (57) 200 (60)
OR(95%CI) 3.2 (2.3- 4.4) 4.0 (3.1- 5.2) 4.5 (3.5- 5.9)
FSH in highest quartile 149 (85) 296 (82) 293 (87)
OR(95%CI) 17.4 (11.1 – 27.1) 14.4 (10.4 – 19.7) 21.4 (14.8 – 30.7)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2013 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Genitourinary (Nonprostate) Cancer

Track

Genitourinary Cancer

Sub Track

Germ Cell/Testicular

Citation

J Clin Oncol 31, 2013 (suppl; abstr 4562)

DOI

10.1200/jco.2013.31.15_suppl.4562

Abstract #

4562

Poster Bd #

30F

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