Open AccessIt Is Time to Talk About Fertility and Immunotherapy
Author(s) -
Duma Narjust,
Lambertini Matteo
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
the oncologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.176
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1549-490X
pISSN - 1083-7159
DOI - 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0837
Subject(s) - medicine , fertility , infertility , immunotherapy , intensive care medicine , fertility preservation , gynecology , cancer , oncology , pregnancy , population , environmental health , biology , genetics
One concern with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in the early‐stage cancer setting is the effect of these agents on fertility and subsequent pregnancies. This commentary focuses on the treatment‐related risk of infertility and summarizes the available data.