ESPE Abstracts

Aim: To determine Sertoli cell function at diagnosis and after 3 months of chemotherapy.Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed including children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, acute myeloid leukaemia, or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Serum levels of AMH were evaluated at diagnosis and after 3 months during chemotherapy. Results were analysed as standard deviation scores according to pubertal stage and expressed ...

Introduction: Haematological malignancies represent the most frequent cancer in children. While there is an extensive literature on testicular function in adult survivors of childhood cancer, focused on sperm and androgen production, scarce information exists on the immediate impact in prepubertal boys.Aim: To characterise testicular function, focused on Sertoli cell biomarkers, from diagnosis up to 3 years after the end...